How many records does the archive hold?

63,896 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.

“"Burwood"”, the shelf

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

701 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
13 Oct 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1906
DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 16 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Dec 1906
THE TRAMWAYS. (Star, 05 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1906
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 11 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1907
A NEW SOUTH WALES ALDERMAN. (Star, 07 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1907
MARRIAGE. (Taranaki Herald, 20 March 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Apr 1907
ROUND CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 14 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Evening Post, 21 May 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Wanganui Herald, 21 May 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 06 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1907
TRAMWAY COLLISION. (Star, 12 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Star, 18 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1907
TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 16 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1907
CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLS. (Otago Daily Times 8-2-1907) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1907
DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 23 August 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Oct 1907
NOTHING TO FEAR. (Star, 08 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1907
TRAMWAY BAORD. (Star, 22 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1907
FOUND DROWNED. (Wanganui Chronicle, 13 November 1907) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1907
A MAN FOUND DROWNED (Colonist, 13 November 1907) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1907
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES (Marlborough Express, 13 November 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1908
Reverend Inwood and wife All Saints Church, Burwood collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
25 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1908
TE ORANGA HOME. (Otago Daily Times 2-7-1908) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1908
SPORTING. (Star, 10 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1908
TRADES AND LABOR. (Mataura Ensign 14-5-1908) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 May 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
12 Jun 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 June 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1908
TRAMWAY TRAFFIC. (Star, 11 July 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1908
DEATH. (Star, 28 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 August 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1908
A CHILD'S BODY FOUND. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 14 September 1908) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1908
A CHRISTCHURCH SENSATION (Wanganui Herald, 14 September 1908) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Oct 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1908
LOOAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 17 October 1908) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1908
TRAMWAY TRAFFIC. (Star, 19 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1908
TRAMWAY TRAFFIC. (Star, 20 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 31 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 1908
TO-DAY'S SPEECHES. (Star, 06 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1908
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1908
THE GENERAL ELECTIONS. YESTERDAY'S POLLING. (Star, 18 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
24 Nov 1908
THE AVON CONTEST. (Star, 24 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1908
ANNIVERSARY DAY. (Star, 15 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1908
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 19 December 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1908
BOATING FATALITY ON THE AVON. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 December 1908) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1908
FATALITIES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 24 December 1908) Nelson Evening Mail · 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
16 Mar 1909
TRAFFIC RETURNS. (Star, 16 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1909
FOUND DEAD. (Colonist, 22 March 1909) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Apr 1909
WHAT KILLED HARDIE? (NZ Truth, 03 April 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1909
TRAMWAY EXTENSION (Star, 06 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1909
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 20 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 May 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1909
THE TRAMWAYS. (Star, 24 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jul 1909
EDUCATION BOARD. (Star, 07 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1909
A WOMAN DROWNED (Hawera & Normanby Star, 24 August 1909) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1909
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Taranaki Daily News 24-8-1909) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1909
FOUND DROWNED. (West Coast Times, 25 August 1909) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1909
FOOTBALL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 September 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Nov 1909
THE VOLUNTEERS. (Star, 26 November 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Dec 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Dec 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
1 Jan 1910
All Saints Church, Burwood Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jan 1910
Reverend Tobin All Saints Church, Burwood collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
25 Feb 1910
SHIP'S LIFEBELTS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 February 1910) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1910
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES (Otago Daily Times 25-2-1910) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1910
TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 31 December 1910) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1911
THE TRAMWAY COLLISION. (Grey River Argus, 02 January 1911) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1911
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Evening Post, 03 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1911
SPORTING. (Mataura Ensign 22-9-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1911
PERSONAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 October 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1911
FOUND DEAD IN BED. (Evening Post, 26 December 1911) 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.

“"Burwood"”, the shelf

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