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.

“Dairy”, the shelf

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

3,869 records matching 100 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
30 Jun 1906
Untitled (Bush Advocate, 30 June 1906) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1906
COMMERCIAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 06 July 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1906
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Otago Witness, 11 July 1906) Otago Witness · 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
18 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 18 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jul 1906
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 27 July 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1906
ADDINGTON MARKETSS. (Taranaki Herald, 28 July 1906) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1906
THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH. August 3. (Otago Witness, 08 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1906) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1906
NEWS ITEMS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 10 September 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1906
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, September 5. (Otago Witness, 12 September 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
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
26 Sept 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 26 September 1906) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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 5 (Star, 02 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1906
CANTERBURY HOMES. (Ellesmere Guardian, 06 October 1906) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
6 Oct 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Oct 1906
AMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Witness, 10 October 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Oct 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1906
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 October 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Wanganui Herald, 02 November 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Chronicle, 05 November 1906) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 15 November 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Nov 1906
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Otago Daily Times 22-11-1906) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Nov 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Dec 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Feilding Star, 03 December 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1906
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 04 December 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 05 December 1906) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1906
NEWS ITEMS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 December 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1906
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 18 December 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1907
LOCAL AND GENEBAL. (Star, 03 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1907
PRICE OF COMMODITIES AND RENTS CHARGED. (Wanganui Herald, 10 January 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1907
CANTERBURY MARKETS (Otago Witness, 16 January 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1907
Okain's Bay Road Board. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 January 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. Motto: —We write for the benefit of others, not (Otago Witness, 30 January 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1907
OAMARU GRAIN MARKET. (Otago Witness, 13 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1907
COMMERCIAL. (Clutha Leader 15-2-1907) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
ADDINGTON MARKETS. (Taranaki Herald, 16 February 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1907
Addington Live Stock Market. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 February 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1907
STOCK AND GRAZING NOTS3. (Otago Witness, 27 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
LOCAL & GENERAL HEWS. (Marlborough Express, 09 March 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. (Taranaki Herald, 09 March 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 March 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1907
LAST NIGHTS NEW ZEALAND NEWS (Poverty Bay Herald, 21 March 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Mar 1907
ADDINGTON MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, March 21. (Taranaki Herald, 23 March 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1907
NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 27 March 1907) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1907
ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. (Taranaki Herald, 05 April 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 10 April 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1907
ADDINGTON MARKETS. (Wanganui Herald, 18 April 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read

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.

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