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
12 Jul 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 12 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jul 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1902
A NEW BRIGHTON MYSTERY. (Star, 15 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1902
A TRAMWAY MANGAGER MISSING. (Nelson Evening Mail, 15 July 1902) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 16 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1902
HOCKEY. (Star, 16 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1902
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES (Wanganui Chronicle, 16 July 1902) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1902
NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS. (Star, 17 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 17 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Jul 1902
PIGEON SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP. (Evening Post, 18 July 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1902
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1902
A CHRISTCHURCH SUGGESTION. (Wanganui Chronicle, 22 July 1902) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
PERSONAL. (Star, 23 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
THE TROTTING TRACK. (Star, 23 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 23 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON: THE FOUR CITY MAYORS. Fbom Left: Mr J. A. Park (Mayor of Dunedin), Mr H. F. Wigram (Mayor of Christchurch), Mr J. G. W. Aitken (Mayor of Wellington), and Mr A. Kidd (Mayor of Auckland). —Schaef Sarony, photo. (Otago Witness, 23 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Otago Daily Times 23-7-1902) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 24 July 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 25 July 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1902
LITTLE RIVER ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 July 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1902
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1902
Hastings, Hawke's Bay by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Jul 1902
THE COURTS. (Wanganui Herald, 29 July 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1902
LATEST TELEGRAMS. (Evening Post, 29 July 1902) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1902
Local and General. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 July 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1902
DEUTOHE KIRCHE"Â—THE DUTCH CHURCH IN CHRISTCHURCH. Â—Hicks, photo. _ ___ (Otago Witness, 30 July 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1902
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 31-7-1902) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Aug 1902
VICTORIA PARK. (Star, 01 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Otago Daily Times 8-1-1902) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
RACING NEWS. (Auckland Star, 02 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
THE WEEK. (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
HOCKEY. (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1902
CYCLING. (Star, 02 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 8-3-1902) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1902
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wairarapa Daily Times, 04 August 1902) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 August 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1902
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 August 1902) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1902
THE CORONATION. (Star, 06 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 06 August 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Aug 1902
DEATHS (Star, 07 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES (Auckland Star, 08 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1902
Antigua Bridge, August 8th 1902 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
9 Aug 1902
EVERYDAY FACTS. (Star, 09 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1902
THE TREE PLANTING. (Star, 09 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 09 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1902
Social Gossip. (New Zealand Free Lance, 09 August 1902) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1902
THE CHURCHES. (Star, 09 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1902
SCHOOL COMMITTEES. (Star, 11 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Auckland Star, 11 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 11 August 1902) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Marlborough Express, 12 August 1902) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1902
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1902
THE ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, August 6. (Otago Witness, 13 August 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1902
LATE RACING. (Auckland Star, 13 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH RACES (Grey River Argus, 13 August 1902) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1902
Accidents and Fatalities. (Ashburton Guardian, 14 August 1902) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1902
MESSRS W. ROUT & SONS' REPORT. (Colonist, 14 August 1902) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1902
DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH. (New Zealand Tablet, 14 August 1902) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1902
N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Auckland Star, 14 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1902
RACING NEWS. (Auckland Star, 15 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1902
SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 15 August 1902) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Poverty Bay Herald, 16 August 1902) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Aug 1902
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Otago Witness, 20 August 1902) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1902
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Auckland Star, 21 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1902
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times 23-8-1902) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1902
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH." (Star, 25 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1902
EXCITING EPISODE AT LYTTELTON GAOL. (Auckland Star, 26 August 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1902
ASSAULTING WARDEES IN LYTTELTON GAOL. (Thames Star, 26 August 1902) Thames Star · 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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