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.

“J Mart”, the shelf

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

566 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
1 Mar 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Manawatu Standard, 01 March 1904) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1904
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 24 June 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1904
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 11 October 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Bush Advocate, 22 October 1904) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Mar 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 May 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Jun 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jul 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jul 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 August 1905) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1905
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 18 August 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
30 Aug 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 August 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 September 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Nov 1905
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, NOV. 4. 1905. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 November 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Nov 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Nov 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Dec 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 19 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Feb 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Mar 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Poverty Bay Herald, 15 March 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 28 March 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Apr 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 April 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 07 June 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 27 July 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
20 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 March 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Apr 1907
GOLF. (Otago Witness, 03 April 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 May 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 May 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jun 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 07 June 1907) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Wanganui Chronicle, 12 October 1907) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 October 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1907
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 09 November 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 November 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1907
Taranaki Herald. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1907. FROZEN MEAT. (Taranaki Herald, 04 December 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 January 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Mar 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 March 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 23 May 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
30 May 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 30 May 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
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
6 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 06 June 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 20 June 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 27 June 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 1908
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 11 July 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1908
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 July 1908) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 15 August 1908) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Sept 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 September 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Oct 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 October 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1908
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 30 October 1908) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Nov 1908
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 19 November 1908) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1908
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Nov 1908
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1908
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 April 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 May 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 May 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 June 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Aug 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 11 August 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1909
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 03 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Nov 1909
POULTRY NOTES. (Otago Witness, 10 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
31 Mar 1910
LOCAL AND RENEWAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 31 March 1910) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1910
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 30 April 1910) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 28 May 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Nov 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 November 1910) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1911
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Wanganui Chronicle, 24 March 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1911
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 05 August 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 1912
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 13 September 1912) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1913
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 March 1913) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1914
YOUNG MAN MISSING. (Marlborough Express, 09 February 1914) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Wanganui Chronicle, 15 May 1914) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1915
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 14 January 1915) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1915
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 17 February 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1915
CHRISTCHURCH (NZ Truth, 19 June 1915) NZ Truth · 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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