How many records does the archive hold?

71,563 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.

“Z”, the shelf

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

71,563 records matching 79 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 1850s
3 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 03 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 03 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1859
CHRISTCHURCH,��27th August. (Colonist, 06 September 1859) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
7 Sept 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1859
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 Sept 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 Sept 1859
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
14 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 14 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1859
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 14 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 14 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 17 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 17 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1859
Government Buildings, Christchurch, NZ by Dr Alfred Barker · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
21 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1859
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Sept 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Sept 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
28 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Sept 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1859
ORDINATION. (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
28 Sept 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
1 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 01 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 01 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
1 Oct 1859
CHRISTCHURCH MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. (Lyttelton Times, 01 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
5 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 05 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 05 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
8 Oct 1859
LIST OF RETURNED LETTERS. (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · no. 2.13 · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
LIST OF RETURNED LETTERS. (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · no. 2.15 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
8 Oct 1859
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 08 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
12 Oct 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Oct 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1859
Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
19 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1859
BIRTHS. (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1859
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 19 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
22 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Oct 1859
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1859
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
26 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 26 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 26 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 26 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1859
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1859
Provincial Council. (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1859
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1859
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
2 Nov 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1859
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1859
BIRTH. (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1859
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
2 Nov 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
4 Nov 1859
LYTTELTON. (Colonist, 04 November 1859) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Nov 1859
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 05 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1859
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 05 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 November 1859) Lyttelton Times · 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.

“Z”, the shelf

The shelf

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