How many records does the archive hold?

72,593 records about Christchurch, every one linked at the provider that keeps the original.

How far back does the archive reach?

1800, the oldest record on file.

Where do the records come from?

30 collections: council archives, Papers Past, DigitalNZ’s partners, cemetery registers, the heritage list itself. The shelf says what exists and where it lives.

Are these documents verified?

They are leads and citations, not evidence, a record says a document exists and where to read it. What a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it; those readings live on the place pages.

“School Office”, the shelf

Every record the archive holds about Christchurch, the oldest first. The originals live at the provider each row links to.

3,288 records matching 99 of these 100 with their text read Papers Past · Canterbury Stories · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Te Papa Collections Online · National Publicity Studios black and white file prints · TAPUHI · Canterbury Museum · Auckland Museum Collections · New Zealand Gazette · Digital Public Library of America · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · Hocken Digital Collections · Museums Victoria · Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection · Wellington City Council Archives · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Christchurch City Libraries Heritage Images Collection · Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho · Flickr · Radio New Zealand · Alexander Turnbull Library Flickr · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Te Hikoi Museum · iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao · Manawatū Heritage · Canterbury Photography Museum · Akaroa Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum

the 1900s
14 Dec 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 December 1905) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1905
Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 December 1905) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1906
Coach on Rue Lavaud Jan Shuttleworth Collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
8 Jan 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 08 January 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE. (Star, 10 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE. (Evening Post, 19 January 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
31 Jan 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 31 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1906
Pars about People (Observer, 03 February 1906) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 06 February 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1906
Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 1906. (Poverty Bay Herald, 09 February 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Feb 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Feb 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1906
METHODIST CHURCH CON-FERENCE. (Otago Witness, 28 February 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 03 March 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 05 March 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1906
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. LETTERS IN BRIEF, (Otago Witness, 07 March 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
10 Mar 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 10 March 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1906
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 12 March 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Poverty Bay Herald, 15 March 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Mar 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Mar 1906
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 21 March 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 21 March 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 March 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 07 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 10 April 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 14 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 18 April 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Apr 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1906
All Sorts of People (New Zealand Free Lance, 28 April 1906) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1906
ana Blackball news. PUBLISHED PAILY. CABLE NEWS. FRENCH ELECTION M. BRIAND ELECTED.. ANGLO-TURKISH CRISIS BRITISH AND FOREIGN GOLF. REMORANDA PERSONAL TIEMS AUSTRALIAN NEWS. A BLIND BARRISTER A DRY SEASON. N.Z. TELEGRAMS. SPORTING. MARLBOROUCH RACING CLUB. CREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB. N.Z. TELEGRAMS. THE MEIKLE COMMISSION THE AUCKLAND TRAGEDY CHRISTCHURCH SUPREME WELLINCTON SUPREME A SHEPHERD KILLED. MAGISTRATE'S COURT AMUSEMENTS RHEUMATIC GOUT CURED THE ARM OF CONINCIDENCE. FITS OF HEART FAILURE. AFFORESTATION. THE EXPORT SEASON NEWS. NOTES (Grey River Argus, 08 May 1906) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 May 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 18 May 1906) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 May 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 05 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 07 June 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1906
OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY. (Otago Witness, 13 June 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1906
THE FINAL SCENE. FUNERAL OF THE LATE PREMIER. (Evening Post, 21 June 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1906
THE TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 28 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1906
Untitled (West Coast Times, 13 July 1906) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1906
Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906. (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 July 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 July 1906) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Witness, 25 July 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1906
LOCAL & GENERA. (Otago Witness, 15 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Aug 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 22 September 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Sept 1906
NEWS NOTES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 September 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Sept 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1906
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 09 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 11 October 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 1906
THE ESTIMATES. (Star, 20 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1906
PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT (Otago Witness, 24 October 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1906
NOTES BY AMATEUR. (Otago Witness, 31 October 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1906
COST OF THE BUILDINGS. (Evening Post, 02 November 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1906
Untitled (Colonist, 16 November 1906) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place

Most of these originals are not republishable here, the link goes to the provider that keeps them. A search result is a lead, not evidence: what a document actually says is only claimed once somebody has read it, and those readings live on the place pages.

“School Office”, the shelf

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