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.

“"a"”, the shelf

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

63,021 records matching 97 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
12 Feb 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 12 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1897
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 15 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1897
Untitled (Auckland Star, 15 February 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH SUPREME COURT. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCTATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, THIS DAY. (Evening Post, 15 February 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1897
The Star. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1897. IN A NUTSHELL. (Star, 15 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1897
SWIMMING. (Star, 15 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times, 16 February 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH SUPREME COURT. THE OPAWA MANSLAUGHTER CASE BREAKS DOWN. [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, THIS DAY. (Evening Post, 16 February 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 16 February 1897) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 16 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. [BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, 15th February. (Evening Post, 16 February 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. (Timaru Herald, 16 February 1897) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
Presbyterian General Assembly. (Thames Star, 16 February 1897) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
SHOOTING AT NORTH SHORE. (Auckland Star, 16 February 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. (Marlborough Express, 16 February 1897) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
Presbyterian Assembly. (Ashburton Guardian, 16 February 1897) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1897
RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Star, 16 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1897
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1897
TALK OF THE DAY. (Otago Witness, 18 February 1897) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA. (Star, 18 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1897
New Zealand Rifle Meeting. (Auckland Star, 18 February 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1897
N.Z. AMATEUR ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Auckland Star, 18 February 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1897
RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. (Auckland Star, 18 February 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA. (Star, 19 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Feb 1897
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Inangahua Times, 19 February 1897) Inangahua Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1897
THE HOLIDAY. (Star, 19 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1897
RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Star, 19 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1897
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1897
FIFTH DATS FIRING. (Auckland Star, 20 February 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1897
RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Star, 20 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1897
THE COLONIAL PRIZE-FIRING. (Evening Post, 20 February 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 22 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1897
SYDENHAM CLUB'S SPORTS. (Star, 22 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1897
SCHOOL COMMITTEES. (Star, 22 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. (Star, 22 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 22 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1897
N.Z. RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Thames Star, 22 February 1897) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1897
GENERAL TELEGRAMS. (Evening Post, 23 February 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1897
Untitled (Nelson Evening Mail, 24 February 1897) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Feb 1897
PICNICS. (Star, 24 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1897
SUMNER REGATTA FETE. (Star, 24 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1897
TABLE TALK. (Auckland Star, 25 February 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1897
CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL. (Star, 26 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1897
RAILWAY CROSSINGS. (Star, 27 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1897
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 February 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1897
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Oxford Observer, 27 February 1897) Oxford Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1897
SWIMMING. (Star, 01 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1897
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 02 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Mar 1897
CRICKET (Star, 02 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 03 March 1897) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1897
THE RELIEF FUND. (Star, 03 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1897
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, March 3. (Otago Witness, 04 March 1897) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1897
AN ADDRESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LIBERTY LEAGUE. (Continued.) RULE BY MAJORITIES. (North Otago Times, 05 March 1897) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 06 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1897
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1897
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand by New Zealand Graphic; Standish & Preece (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
8 Mar 1897
Wesleyan Conterence. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 08 March 1897) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1897
CANTERBURY CRICKET ASSOCIATION. (Star, 08 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 09 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1897
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE (West Coast Times, 09 March 1897) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1897
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. (Nelson Evening Mail, 09 March 1897) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1897
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. (Star, 09 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 09 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1897
KAIAPOI BOROUGH COUNCIL. (Star, 10 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 10 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1897
LAND SETTLEMENT. (Star, 11 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Mar 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 11 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1897
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1897
ORDER OP ODDFELLOWS. (Star, 12 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1897
POLO TOURNAMENT. (Wanganui Herald, 12 March 1897) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH LIEDERTAFEL. (Star, 13 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1897
Polo sports, Christchurch by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
13 Mar 1897
The companion bicycle Extracts · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
15 Mar 1897
NEW ZEALAND POLO TOURNAMENT. (Auckland Star, 15 March 1897) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1897
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1897
TURF ITEMS. (Taranaki Herald, 17 March 1897) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1897
CATHOLIC PICNIC. (Star, 18 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1897
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Christchurch, March 17. (North Otago Times, 19 March 1897) North Otago Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1897
LOCAL AKD GENERAL. (Star, 20 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Mar 1897
IN A NUTSHELL. (Star, 20 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1897
RICHMOND WORKING MEN'S CLUB. (Star, 20 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1897
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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