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 94 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
20 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1904
LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 20 January 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 21 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jan 1904
SMALLPOX. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 January 1904) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1904
PERSONAL. (Star, 21 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1904
Another Christchurch Suspect. (Manawatu Times, 21 January 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1904
A view of Lyttelton, the port of Christchurch, Canterbury, N.Z. by Auckland Weekly News; Kinnear, J. H. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Jan 1904
A scene on the Avon River, Christchurch by Auckland Weekly News; Kinnear, J. H. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
22 Jan 1904
SMALLPOX. (Colonist, 22 January 1904) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
Untitled (Southland Times, 23 January 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
AN OBJECT LESSON. (Star, 23 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
Page 21 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Free Lance, 23 January 1904) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 23 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1904
THE SMALLPOX OUTBREAK. (Marlborough Express, 25 January 1904) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1904
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 25 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1904
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 25-1-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
COCKSFOOT. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
SECOND EDITION. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 January 1904) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 26 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jan 1904
CYCLING NOTES. (Otago Witness, 27 January 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 28 January 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jan 1904
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1904
Addington Market (Southland Times, 28 January 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1904
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 28 January 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 1904
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Evening Post, 29 January 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 1904
DEATHS. (Star, 29 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1904
ANOTHER SUSPECT AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 29 January 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 January 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
SCOTTISH SOCIETY. (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
Another Christchurch Suspect. (Manawatu Times, 30 January 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1904
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1904
Admirable Crichton Company, Mr. Staveley, February 1904, No. 2 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Feb 1904
Admirable Crichton Company, February 1904, No.1 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Feb 1904
Admirable Crichton Company, Mr. Staveley, February 1904, No. 3 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Feb 1904
AT KAIAPOI. (Star, 03 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
CRICKET IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Otago Witness, 03 February 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL, (Wanganui Herald, 03 February 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NEWS. (Otago Witness, 03 February 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 03 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1904
THE WATEII-SUPPLY. (Star, 04 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1904
THE SMALLPOX SCARE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 February 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1904
NEW JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. (Star, 04 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1904
A group of delegates at the United Fire Brigades' Association's' annual conference, Te Aroha, Auckland, January 25, 1904 by Auckland Weekly News; Crombie, R. E. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
5 Feb 1904
THE SUPPLY. (Star, 05 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 2-5-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1904
Page 16 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 February 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1904
THE POULTRY YARD. (Star, 08 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1904
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY (Star, 09 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1904
SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 09 February 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1904
OPAWA ROAD. (Star, 12 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 12 February 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1904
CANTERBURY J.C. MEETING. (Wanganui Herald, 12 February 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1904
Canterbury J.C. Meeting. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 February 1904) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1904
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Feb 1904
Racing. (Southland Times, 13 February 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1904
All Sorts of People (New Zealand Free Lance, 13 February 1904) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1904
D.J.C. MEETING. (Wanganui Chronicle, 15 February 1904) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1904
Sporting. (Taranaki Herald, 15 February 1904) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1904
CANTERBURY RACES. CHRISTCHURCH, 13th Feb. (Evening Post, 15 February 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1904
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Herald, 15 February 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 February 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1904
CHRISTCHURCH. (Manawatu Times, 18 February 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1904
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS NOTES. (Grey River Argus, 18 February 1904) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Feb 1904
CHRISTCHURCH REGATTA. (Star, 20 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 February 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1904
TABLE TALK, (Otago Witness, 24 February 1904) Otago Witness · 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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