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.

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

68,762 records matching 0 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
1900
Portrait, unknown manArchive 1054 Christchurch photographs and postcards · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Portrait, unknown man, backArchive 1054 Christchurch photographs and postcards · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Cashel Street, Christchurch by Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
Schoolboys and men outside Christchurch Boys High School by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Cashel Street, 1900s 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
High Street - Stampex '85 Christchurch Scenes No. 7 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Canterbury Jubilee decorating, Patterson’s Creek Drayton album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Cashel Street, Christchurch. No. 235 2019 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Greetings from Christchurch 2025 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Canterbury Jubilee decorating, an unidentified house Drayton album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Municipal Chambers, Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10775 · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Municipal Chambers, Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10777 · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Municipal Chambers, Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11522 · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Municipal Buildings, Gas Company and Clarendon Hotel 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Church of St Luke the Evangelist, Christchurch Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
Victoria Square, Christchurch 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Coloured Postcard Victoria Bridge, and Supreme Court, Christchurch. 1031 P. 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Avon River towards Armagh Street by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
The Avon River and footpath by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Hereford Street, Christchurch 2021 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Rolleston Avenue in snow by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Specimen trees at eastern end of Botanic Gardens by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Lake Hayes, A Calm Evening by Muir & Moodie; William Hart; Hart, Campbell & Co. · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1900
Additions to pumping station by Christchurch Drainage Board · No. 1 Pumphouse · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Riccarton Road, Christchurch 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Riccarton House and driveway from the east Riccarton House Trust collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Map of the city of Christchurch and suburbs Christchurch Drainage Board, plans, maps and drawings · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Botanic Gardens after snow by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Rolleston Avenue and Museum Christchurch by New Zealand Graphic; Blackwell, Frank Bartram, 1862-1934 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
Curator's House and path in Botanic Gardens by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Johnson and Couzins marquee in the Botanic Gardens 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Canterbury Rowing Club, the Heathcote River Drayton album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
39 Sandyford Street, Sydenham Early photographs, Christchurch and Canterbury · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Wellesley Street West, Auckland Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Clock Tower, Christchurch by New Zealand Graphic; Rose Stereographs · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
River Avon, Victoria Street bridge and Supreme Court. Christchurch. NZ 2019 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
A man walking down a street Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Butchery on corner Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Tram Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Waiting for the bus Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Lyttelton Harbour viewArchive 1054 Christchurch photographs and postcards · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Chisnall family members Smyth family collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Group of boys in a street by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Canterbury Transport Ltd. Furniture Removers and General Carriers truck Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Huston sisters of 42 Richill Street Local people and functions · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Marked North Road, Belfast postcard Local scenes and places · Canterbury Stories · no. 80543 · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Marked North Road, Belfast postcard Local scenes and places · Canterbury Stories · no. 80544 · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Elizabeth and Mary Sutton Sutton glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Hanmer House Hanmer Springs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Three women and a dog Sutton glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
North Road, Belfast postcard Local scenes and places · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Mrs. Jenkins, c/o E. H. Pybus, 122 Pitt Street, Sydney by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Hanmer Springs School grounds Hanmer Springs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Willis Street, Wellington, N. E. looking South Lilian Beaumont postcard collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Arch in Hokitika 2025 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
House in snow Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
People in the snow Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Villas in the snow Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Kaikohe Hotel Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Richmond Hill, Sumner by David James Aldersley; Burns' Post Card Depot · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1900
Portrait of the Hayman family of Birkenhead. Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
Girl and child playing Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Two cats with a basket, a Mafeking street parade Drayton album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Before. After 2019 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
New Brighton pier from the sea Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Ern Smith's truck Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Two men standing by a bus Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Ern Smith bus Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Passengers of a bus Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Ern Smith General Carrier and Furniture Remover truck Ernest Smith, photographs and papers · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Cave Rock and beach, Sumner, near Christchurch by James George Lamb · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1900
Donkey Rides on Sumner Beach 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Cave Rock 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
The Clarkson family at Sumner Beach, 1902 or 3 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Waterfalls on Port Hills and Kennedys Bush Drayton album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Mr and Mrs Burnell in horse and trap outside their home Gimblett family collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Views of Lyttelton and Harbour Drayton album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Lyttelton Port Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Lyttelton Harbour and Quail Island Photographs · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Ship at Lyttelton wharf Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Reo-Moana, about 1900 Demicheli photos and glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Sketch map of the country intended for settlement, Canterbury by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Lyttelton, showing HMS "Euryalus" and "Challenger." 2014 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Ships in Lyttelton Harbour 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Group at Mount Pleasant, Redcliffs, Lyttelton explosion Drayton album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Corsair Bay swimming Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
View towards Quail Island Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Crew of the Nimrod waving goodbye to the Koonya 2015 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
The Avon, Christchurch by New Zealand Graphic; Rayner, Walter Moody, 1869-1939 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
River Avon and Hagley Park, Christchurch. N.Z 2019 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Mr and Mrs Vaughan rowing on the Avon River, 1906 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
Avon River, Christchurch, 1906 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1900
The Avon River with people bathing by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Avon River scene near Christchurch Hospital by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Canterbury Rowing Club clubhouse Christchurch and Banks Peninsula glass plate collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
The Avon River with boaters by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Bridge over the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Five boaters on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Avon River, Botanic Gardens and Christchurch Hospital by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1900
Bathing in the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries

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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