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.

64,855 records matching 98 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
8 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 08 April 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1901
NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY. (Evening Post, 08 April 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1901
MEW ZEAUND TELEGRAMS (Grey River Argus, 08 April 1901) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1901
ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY. (Wanganui Chronicle, 09 April 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1901
FIXTURES. (Feilding Star, 09 April 1901) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1901
LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 10 April 1901) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Apr 1901
BURGESSES ASSOCIATION. (Star, 10 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1901
Page 49 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Witness, 10 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1901
NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY. (Otago Witness, 10 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
WEDDING BELLS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 11 April 1901) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION. (Star, 11 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
NELSON A. & P. ASSOCIATION (Wanganui Chronicle, 11 April 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
Mr F. A. Hornibrook, Christchurch, Sandow Medallist, 1898 by Sporting & Dramatic Review; Standish & Preece, Christchurch · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
12 Apr 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1901
THE CONWAY MURDER CASE. (Star, 12 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1901
JUBILEE MEMORIAL. (Star, 13 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Apr 1901
The wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1901. A MODEL BOROUGH. (Wanganui Herald, 13 April 1901) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1901
THE TALUNE TRAGEDY. (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 April 1901) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1901
STREET ROBBERY NEAR CHRISTCHURCH. (Marlborough Express, 15 April 1901) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1901
AUCKLAND MEETING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 April 1901) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Apr 1901
A LICENSING CASE. (Star, 16 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1901
REATER CHRISTCHURCH (Star, 16 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1901
THE AGENT-GENERAL ON FEDERATION. (Auckland Star, 16 April 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1901
OBITUARY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 April 1901) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 17 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Apr 1901
ORICKET. (Otago Witness, 17 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Auckland Star, 17 April 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
NELSON, (Otago Witness, 17 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 19 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1901
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1901
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION. (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
FOOTBALL. (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
PARISH MEETINGS. (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1901
SYDENHAM. (Star, 23 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1901
WEST CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1901
Untitled (Nelson Evening Mail, 23 April 1901) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1901
AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 24 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1901
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 24 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1901
TROTTING CLUB v. TOTE BETTOR. (Otago Witness, 24 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1901
DETAILS OF THE POLLING. (Nelson Evening Mail, 25 April 1901) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 26 April 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Apr 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1901
FEDERAL CONTINGENT (Manawatu Standard, 27 April 1901) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1901
SUPREME COURT. (Star, 30 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1901
CENSUS RETURNS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 April 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1901
GENSUS RETURNS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 30 April 1901) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1901
In the Public Eye. (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 May 1901) New Zealand Illustrated Magazine · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1 May 1901
LATEST TELEGRAMS. (Evening Post, 01 May 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1901
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, April 24. (Otago Witness, 01 May 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1901
CYCLE PATHS (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 May 1901) New Zealand Illustrated Magazine · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 5-2-1901) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 May 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 03 May 1901) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 5-3-1901) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 May 1901
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 May 1901
PRESIDENT'S CUP. (Star, 04 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1901
Census Returns. (Colonist, 04 May 1901) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 06 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1901
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 07 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1901
THE CANTERBURY MEN. (Star, 08 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1901
WOMEN IN COUNCIL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 08 May 1901) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1901
SALE OF TROTTING STOCK (Otago Witness, 08 May 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1901
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, May 1. (Otago Witness, 08 May 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1901
POPULATION OF DUNEDIN AND SUBURBS. (Otago Witness, 08 May 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1901
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times 5-9-1901) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1901
MARRIAGES. (Auckland Star, 10 May 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 May 1901) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1901
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1901. (Poverty Bay Herald, 11 May 1901) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1901
SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 13 May 1901) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1901
ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION. (Star, 13 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1901
THE CHRISTCHURCH MEETING. (Wanganui Chronicle, 13 May 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 May 1901
CHRISTCHURCH RACING CLUB'S MEETING. (Auckland Star, 13 May 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1901
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY (Star, 14 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1901
MISCELLNEOUS NEWS (Grey River Argus, 15 May 1901) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1901
Untitled (Auckland Star, 17 May 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 May 1901
POLITICAL ADDRESSES. (Marlborough Express, 18 May 1901) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1901
LATE COMMERCIAL. (Evening Post, 20 May 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1901
FOOTBALL. (Wanganui Herald, 20 May 1901) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1901
SOUTHERN MATCHES. (Auckland Star, 20 May 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1901
GHRISTCHURCH ARRANGEMENTS. (Star, 21 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1901
Public Library. Christchurch Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
22 May 1901
NEWS ITEMS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 22 May 1901) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 23 May 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 23 May 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1901
SUPPOSED SUICIDE. (Wanganui Herald, 24 May 1901) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1901
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1901. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 May 1901) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 May 1901
Football News. (Feilding Star, 27 May 1901) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1901
NEW ZEALAND'S SHARE IN THE ROYAL VISIT. (Evening Post, 28 May 1901) Evening Post · 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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