How many records does the archive hold?

76,172 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.

“"New Brighton"”, the shelf

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

4,265 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 1900s
29 Dec 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1908
EDUCATION BOARD. (Star, 30 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1909
New Brighton, near, Christchurch. N.Z. Lilian Beaumont postcard collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 89446 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1909
New Brighton, near, Christchurch. N.Z. Lilian Beaumont postcard collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 89447 · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Jan 1909
PRURIENT NEW BRIGHTON. (NZ Truth, 02 January 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1909
CYCLING. (Mataura Ensign 1-11-1909) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1909
CHRISTCHURCH DOMAIN (Star, 13 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16 Jan 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER IN CANTERBURY. (Bush Advocate, 26 January 1909) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
HEAVY RAINFALL. (Taranaki Herald, 26 January 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
HEAVY RAIN IN CANTERBURY. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 January 1909) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER. (Wanganui Herald, 26 January 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER. (Colonist, 26 January 1909) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER. (Wanganui Chronicle, 26 January 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER IN THE SOUTH. (Nelson Evening Mail, 26 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1909
BOROUGH COUNCILS. (Star, 27 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1909
A Popular Southern Holiday Resort by Auckland Weekly News; Leslie Hinge · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1909
TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 02 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
AWARDS FOR BRAVERY. (Marlborough Express, 06 February 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
10 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Feb 1909
PERSONAL. (Star, 10 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1909
THE CITY'S PROPERTY. (Star, 25 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Feb 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Feb 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1909
TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 02 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 03 March 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1909
LICENSING COMMITTEES. (Star, 09 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
THE WORLD OF SPORT. (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1909
FINE TROTTING PERFORMANCE (Feilding Star, 15 March 1909) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Mar 1909
TRAFFIC RETURNS. (Star, 16 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 March 1909) 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.

“"New Brighton"”, the shelf

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