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 81 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
3 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 04 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH MYSTERY. (Manawatu Times, 05 December 1903) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1903
DEATHS. (Star, 07 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1903
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (West Coast Times, 07 December 1903) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 08 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Marlborough Express, 08 December 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY. (Star, 08 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 09 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Marlborough Express, 09 December 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1903
THE ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, December 2. (Otago Witness, 09 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1903
Page 33 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Witness, 09 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1903
Page 15 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times 12-9-1903) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 10 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
Local and General. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 December 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 11 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 11 December 1903) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH RACING CLUB. (Star, 11 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
AN EMINENT PHILOSOPHER. (Manawatu Standard, 12 December 1903) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Free Lance, 12 December 1903) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1903
THREE ACRES AND NO COW. (Star, 12 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 14 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1903
Christchurch Races. (Colonist, 14 December 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 December 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1903
RICHMOND SCHOOL. (Star, 15 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS NOTES. CHRISTCHURCH, December 4. (Otago Witness, 16 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1903
TABLE TALK, (Otago Witness, 16 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1903
THROUGH THE COLONY ON A MOTOR CAR. (Otago Witness, 16 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Marlborough Express, 16 December 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1903
THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Otago Witness, 16 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1903
Page 33 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Witness, 16 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Page 16 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Tablet, 17 December 1903) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 17 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Christchurch Races. (Colonist, 17 December 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
PERSONAL. (Star, 17 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 December 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1903
Tennis. (Ashburton Guardian, 17 December 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
TELEGRAMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 18 December 1903) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1903
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 18 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1903
Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 (New Zealand Free Lance, 19 December 1903) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1903
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET (Taranaki Herald, 19 December 1903) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1903
MAGISTERIAL, CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 22 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH. December 17 (Otago Witness, 23 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
Page 54 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 23 December 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 December 1903) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1903
THE VOLUNTEERS. (Star, 30 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1903
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Herald, 31 December 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1903
BOWLING. (Star, 31 December 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1903
THE COLONIST. Ppublished Daily-Morning. Nelson, Thursday, Deo. 31, 1903. 1903. (Colonist, 31 December 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1903
LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 31 December 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1904
R. Buchanan & Sons Building - List No. 1917 by Robyn Burgess [Report Author] · The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
1904
Queen’s Street a Auckland. — Photographie de J. Martin, a Auckland by Courte, Louis Henri · Matapihi · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Victoria University of Wellington
1904
l’Hotel de ville d’Auckland — photographie de J. Martin, a Auckland by Courte, Louis Henri · Matapihi · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Victoria University of Wellington
1904
l’Avon a Christchurch. — d’Après une photographie by Courte, Louis Henri · Matapihi · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Victoria University of Wellington
1904
l’Hopital a Auckland. — Photographie de J. Martin, a Auckland by Courte, Louis Henri · Matapihi · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Victoria University of Wellington
1904
l’Église Presbytérienne de Dunedin. Photographie de J. Martin, a Auckland by Courte, Louis Henri · Matapihi · New Zealand Electronic Text Collection · Victoria University of Wellington
1904
Man standing in a grassed area by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Loading sacks of grass seed at Main WharfJan Shuttleworth collection Bill Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Man in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10874 · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Man in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10875 · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Two men in a rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Mrs. Maybridge, 1904 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Miss Sawtill, 1904 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10398 · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Miss Sawtill, 1904 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10396 · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Dr. Sissa, January 1904 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10399 · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Two men and two women in a double rowboat on the Avon River by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
Dr. Sissa, January 1904 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10395 · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
S.S., Te Anau, January 1904 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10483 · Christchurch City Libraries
1904
S.S., Te Anau, January 1904 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10484 · Christchurch City Libraries

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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