How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 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.

“"and"”, the shelf

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

66,950 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 1890s
28 Feb 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 28 February 1894) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1894
FOOTBALL. (Evening Post, 28 February 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1894
CAC Grounds 1 Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho · Lincoln University
1 Mar 1894
Page 24 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Witness, 01 March 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1894
DEATHS (Otago Witness, 01 March 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
Local & General. (Star, 02 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
Christchurch Notes (Clutha Leader, 02 March 1894) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Wanganui Chronicle, 02 March 1894) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
The Rifle Meeting. (Feilding Star, 02 March 1894) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
TO-DAY'S SHOOTING. (Auckland Star, 02 March 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
Evening Post. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1894. MUNICIPAL RATING. (Evening Post, 02 March 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH ACID DROPS (Oxford Observer, 03 March 1894) Oxford Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
Local & General. (Star, 03 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
TO-DAY'S SHOOTING. (Auckland Star, 03 March 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Otago Daily Times, 03 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Hillsborough, March 2. (North Otago Times, 03 March 1894) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. (Taranaki Herald, 03 March 1894) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
OUR RIFLEMEN. (Auckland Star, 03 March 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1894
NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Evening Post, 03 March 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
The Tuam Street Drain. (Star, 05 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
SWIMMING. (Star, 05 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
NZ Rifle Meeting. (Southland Times, 05 March 1894) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Evening Post, 05 March 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
OUR RIFLEMEN. (Auckland Star, 05 March 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Hillsborough, March 3. (North Otago Times, 05 March 1894) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1894
Untitled (Star, 05 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1894
New Zealand Rifle Association. (Ashburton Guardian, 06 March 1894) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1894
RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. (Taranaki Herald, 06 March 1894) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1894
The Rifle Meeting. (Feilding Star, 06 March 1894) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1894
N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 06 March 1894) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1894
NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Hillsborough, March 5. (North Otago Times, 06 March 1894) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
Law Examinations. (Poverty Bay Herald, 07 March 1894) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
BY TELEGRAPH.) Christchurch, March 6 (North Otago Times, 07 March 1894) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
BY TELEGRAPH. ) Hillsborough, March 6 (North Otago Times, 07 March 1894) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
New Zealand Rifle Association. (Ashburton Guardian, 07 March 1894) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. (West Coast Times, 07 March 1894) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
CRICKET. (Star, 07 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
The Rifle Meeting. (Feilding Star, 07 March 1894) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
TO-DAY'S FIRING. (Auckland Star, 07 March 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1894
NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Evening Post, 07 March 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1894
THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Otago Witness, 08 March 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
8 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1894
THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Otago Daily Times, 08 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1894
N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 March 1894) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1894
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. (Otago Witness, 08 March 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1894
POST OFFICE NOTICES. (Otago Daily Times, 09 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 10 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times, 10 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1894
Local & General. (Star, 10 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1894
THE RAILWAY TARIFF. (Tuapeka Times, 10 March 1894) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH CHAT. (Taranaki Herald, 10 March 1894) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1894
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 March 1894) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1894
Local & General. (Star, 12 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1894
VITAL STATISTICS. (Marlborough Express, 12 March 1894) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Mar 1894
SPORTING. (Otago Daily Times, 13 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1894
Local & General. (Star, 13 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (North Otago Times, 13 March 1894) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Nelson Evening Mail, 14 March 1894) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 14 March 1894) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1894
LOOAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 15 March 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1894
THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. (West Coast Times, 15 March 1894) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1894
THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Otago Witness, 15 March 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 15 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1894
ODDFELOWSHIP. (Star, 16 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1894
Page 22 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Tablet, 16 March 1894) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 17 March 1894) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1894
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1894
Swimming. (Star, 19 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1894
THE LICENSING ELECTIONS. (Star, 19 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1894
The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1834. (Auckland Star, 19 March 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1894
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Otago Daily Times 19-3-1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 March 1894) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1894
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1894
SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 20 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1894
THE NEW ZEALAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Otago Daily Times, 20 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times, 20 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 March 1894) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1894
Christchurch. (Star, 21 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1894
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 22 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1894
SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (Star, 22 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1894
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 22 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1894
CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 22 March 1894) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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