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.

65,056 records matching 99 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
16 Jul 1903
A view of the Avon River, showing the rowing club house by Auckland Weekly News; Dumbell, W. D. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
17 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1903
Untitled (Nelson Evening Mail, 17 July 1903) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jul 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 18 July 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jul 1903
LAUNCH AT LYTTELTON. (Star, 18 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1903
TELEGRAPHIC (Grey River Argus, 18 July 1903) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1903
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Star, 18 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1903
LINWOOD v. MERIVALE. (Star, 18 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1903
PRESIDENT'S CUP. (Star, 18 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1903
CHRISTCHURCH FOOTBALL. (Auckland Star, 20 July 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 July 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1903
CITY ELECTORAL INQUIRY. (Auckland Star, 21 July 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1903
IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 July 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1903
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 21 July 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 1903
DEATH OF THE POPE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 22 July 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Auckland Star, 22 July 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
PERSONAL. (Auckland Star, 22 July 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 July 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
TIMARU TO CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE. (Otago Witness, 22 July 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
NOTES BY LONG SLIP. (Otago Witness, 22 July 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Otago Witness, 22 July 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1903
THE CHRISTCHURCH MEAT COMPANY. (Marlborough Express, 22 July 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1903
LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 23 July 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 25 July 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1903
A Christchurch Match. (Wanganui Herald, 27 July 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 27 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 July 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 July 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1903
SELWYN COUNTY COUNCIL. (Star, 29 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1903
DEATHS. (Otago Witness, 29 July 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 29 July 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1903
CHRISTCHURCH TECHNICAL CLASSES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 29 July 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1903
BILLIARDS. (Star, 29 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1903
PERSONAL. (Star, 30 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1903
FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 30 July 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 July 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1903
SPORTING. (Wanganui Herald, 30 July 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1903
FIRES. (Manawatu Times, 31 July 1903) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1903
Fires. (Colonist, 31 July 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Southland Times, 31 July 1903) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1903
THE MUNICIPAL CONCEETS. (Star, 01 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1903
NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 01 August 1903) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1903
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Taranaki Herald, 01 August 1903) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 03 August 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1903
GENERAL TELEGRAMS. (Evening Post, 04 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1903
NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 04 August 1903) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1903
TELEGRAMS. (Wanganui Herald, 04 August 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 Aug 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Aug 1903
THS Southland Times PUBLISH EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. WEDNESDAY, 5th AUGUST, 1903. Summary of News. (Southland Times, 05 August 1903) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Aug 1903
Page 22 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Tablet, 06 August 1903) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1903
BILLIARDS. (Star, 06 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1903
WONDERFUL WORK. (Star, 08 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
Untitled (Southland Times, 08 August 1903) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 08 August 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
CANTERBURY v. WAIRARAPA. (Star, 08 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
PASSING NOTES. (Star, 08 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1903
The Ensign. GORE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. (Mataura Ensign 8-8-1903) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Aug 1903
COLONIAL INVENTIONS. (Evening Post, 10 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
10 Aug 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1903
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 8-10-1903) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1903
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 11 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 August 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1903
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Witness, 12 August 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Aug 1903
Page 46 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 12 August 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1903
CHRISTCHURCH TROTTING RACES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 12 August 1903) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1903
SPORTING. (Evening Post, 12 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1903
SPORTING. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 12 August 1903) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 August 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1903
COMMERCIAL (Otago Witness, 12 August 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1903
SPORTING NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 13 August 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1903
Left sitting.) SPORTING. (Evening Post, 13 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 August 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 August 1903) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1903
SPORTING. (Evening Post, 15 August 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1903
COACHBUILDERS UNION CONFERENCE. (Auckland Star, 15 August 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 17 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1903
IF YOU WANT A TONIC (Star, 17 August 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1903
Christchurch Races. (Colonist, 17 August 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 August 1903) 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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