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.

“Taylor”, the shelf

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

4,217 records matching 98 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
10 Aug 1903
COLONIAL INVENTIONS. (Evening Post, 10 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
12 Aug 1903
SPORTING. (Evening Post, 12 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1903
Boxing (Wanganui Chronicle, 28 August 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1903
BOXING. (Evening Post, 28 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1903
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Auckland Star, 28 August 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1903
BOXING. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 August 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. (Manawatu Times, 31 August 1903) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
Boxing (Wanganui Chronicle, 31 August 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
Boxing Contests. (Colonist, 31 August 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Auckland Star, 31 August 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
BOXING. (Evening Post, 31 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP. (Feilding Star, 31 August 1903) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
BOXING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 31 August 1903) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1903
SPORTING. (Taranaki Herald, 31 August 1903) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1903
BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Otago Witness, 02 September 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 September 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1903
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 21 September 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times 29-9-1903) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1903
BANDSMEN'S COLUMN. (Star, 03 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 October 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1903
DEATHS. (Otago Witness, 07 October 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 29 October 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1903
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 November 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1903
ACROSS THE FOOTLIGHTS. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 06 November 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 1903
SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA. (Otago Witness, 11 November 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1903
Lawn Tennis, (Evening Post, 28 November 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1903
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPORTS. (Star, 28 November 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1903
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Taranaki Daily News 28-11-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
1 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 01 December 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
Local and General. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 December 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
AN EMINENT PHILOSOPHER. (Manawatu Standard, 12 December 1903) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Dec 1903
TABLE TALK, (Otago Witness, 16 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 31 December 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1904
T. E. Taylor Merchants Jan Shuttleworth Collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
6 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jan 1904
CYCLING NOTES. (Otago Witness, 27 January 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29 Jan 1904
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Evening Post, 29 January 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1904
Untitled (Southland Times, 27 February 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1904
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 02 March 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1904
RIFLE SHOOTING (Manawatu Times, 10 March 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1904
BRIEF MENTION. (Marlborough Express, 12 March 1904) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Mar 1904
METHODIST CONFERENCE. (Otago Witness, 16 March 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1904
NOTES AMD QUERIES. The Otago Witness, THE WEEK. SOUTHLAND NEWS NOTES. SHOOTING AT A CHINAMAN SPORTING. TALK OF THE DAY. IN A NUTSHELL CANTERBURY DOINGS. WELLINGTON NOTES. AUCKLAND TOPICS. SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA. (Otago Witness, 23 March 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Mar 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 26 March 1904) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1904
THE GREAT MOA CONTROVERSY. (Otago Witness, 06 April 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Apr 1904
COURSING. (Otago Witness, 13 April 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 19 April 1904) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Apr 1904
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 April 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 21 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1904
THE KENNEL (Otago Witness, 01 June 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1904
CYCLING NOTES. (Otago Witness, 22 June 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jun 1904
ATHLETIC NOTES. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 29 June 1904) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1904
ENGLISH TEAM'S N.Z. TOUR. (Observer, 02 July 1904) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1904
MEETING OF CREDITORS. (Star, 12 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1904
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 September 1904) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1904
GENERAL. (Star, 12 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1904
FRAUDULENT COWS (Manawatu Times, 19 September 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Sept 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 27 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1904
ENDORSEMENT OF LICENSES. DISCRETION TO MAGISTRATES. DRINKS FOR BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. (Otago Witness, 28 September 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Oct 1904
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 26 October 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Nov 1904
LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 November 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Nov 1904
Untitled (Manawatu Times, 05 November 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
8 Nov 1904
TOWN EDITION (Poverty Bay Herald, 08 November 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Nov 1904
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 11 November 1904) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 17 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 November 1904) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1904
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 30 November 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1904
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 1904. (Poverty Bay Herald, 03 December 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1904
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1904
Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.H.R. by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
28 Dec 1904
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 28 December 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1904
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 30 December 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1904
1904 DIARY OF EVENTS. (Evening Post, 31 December 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jan 1905
The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1905 1904. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 January 1905) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1905
Untitled (Manawatu Times, 16 January 1905) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1905
BOWLING. (Wanganui Herald, 16 January 1905) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 17 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
Christchurch Tournament (Manawatu Standard, 17 January 1905) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
THE TOURNAMENT AT CHRISTCHURCH (Nelson Evening Mail, 17 January 1905) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
EXTRA EDITION. (Evening Post, 17 January 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
BOWLING. (Wanganui Chronicle, 17 January 1905) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 January 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jan 1905
BOWLING NEWS. (Feilding Star, 17 January 1905) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1905
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING. GISBORNE, WEDNESDAY. JAN. 18. 1905. (Poverty Bay Herald, 18 January 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1905
INVENTIONS PROTECTED. (Star, 18 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1905
BOWLING. (Manawatu Times, 18 January 1905) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1905
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. (Evening Post, 19 January 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 1905
THE TROTTING TRACK. (Star, 19 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 February 1905) Star · 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.

“Taylor”, the shelf

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