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.

“"and"”, the shelf

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

69,145 records matching 82 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
28 Mar 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1903
Finance Stock And Mining (New Zealand Free Lance, 28 March 1903) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1903
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Wanganui Herald, 30 March 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1903
CHRISTCHURCH CRICKET. (Auckland Star, 30 March 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Southland Times, 31 March 1903) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1903
WEIGHTS, ACCEPTANCES. ETC (Otago Witness, 01 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1903
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1903
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Poverty Bay Herald, 01 April 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1903
Meredith Kay, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10687 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Meredith Kay, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10677 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Meredith Kay, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11487 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
J. O'Brien, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Meredith Kay, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10678 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Papps and Bellew, Musgrove's Dramatic Company, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Hutchinson, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Miss Sadler and Mr. Lawson, Musgrove's Dramatic Company, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 11046 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Mr. and Mrs. Tapping, Musgrove April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Mr. Steele and Miss Stewart, Musgrove's Dramatic Company, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Messrs. Crabb, Taylor and Watts, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Mr. and Mrs. Tapping, Musgrove's Dramatic Company, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Miss Sadler and Mr. Lawson, Musgrove's Dramatic Company, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 10762 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Mr. and Mrs. Beatty, Musgrove, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Mrs. Crocker, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Mr. Crabb, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Mr. and Mrs. Beatty, Musgrove's, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Apr 1903
Flemming Miss [Levettey], Miss Claudius, Musgrove, April 1903 by Samuel Anstey · Samuel Anstey collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Apr 1903
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1903
Riccarton Training Notes. (Wanganui Herald, 02 April 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1903
SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 April 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Apr 1903
FLOODS IN CANTERBURY. (Wanganui Herald, 03 April 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 04 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
4 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Apr 1903
TELEGRAPHIC (Grey River Argus, 04 April 1903) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 04 April 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1903
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 4-5-1903) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1903
Riccarton Training Notes. (Wanganui Herald, 06 April 1903) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1903
SPORTING. (Otago Witness, 08 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1903
NEW BRIGHTON. (Star, 08 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1903
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1903
PERSONAL (Star, 09 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 4-9-1903) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 11 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Apr 1903
All Sorts Of People (New Zealand Free Lance, 11 April 1903) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Apr 1903
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1903
FOOTBALL. (Star, 11 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1903
TRAM COLLISION IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Nelson Evening Mail, 13 April 1903) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1903
Tram Collision. (Colonist, 13 April 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1903
FOOTBALL. (Auckland Star, 13 April 1903) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 14 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Apr 1903
TRAM MISHAP AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Marlborough Express, 14 April 1903) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
TRAMWAY ACCIDENT. (Feilding Star, 14 April 1903) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
Christchurch Meeting. (Colonist, 14 April 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 14 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
LATE SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 April 1903) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
Racing. (Southland Times, 14 April 1903) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
GENERAL TELEGRAMS. (Evening Post, 14 April 1903) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1903
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 15 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Apr 1903
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Apr 1903
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE HON. W. ROLLESTON. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
MATCHES IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, April 12. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
RACING CALENDAR. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
Christchurch Meeting. (Colonist, 15 April 1903) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
UNION v. LINWOOD. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
MERIVALE v. ALHAMBRA. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1903
CANTERBURY. (Otago Witness, 15 April 1903) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1903
Addington Live Stock Market (Ashburton Guardian, 16 April 1903) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Apr 1903
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1903
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (Star, 17 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1903
SWEATING SCHOOL COMMITTEES. (Star, 18 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1903
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1903
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (Star, 18 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1903
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Taranaki Herald, 18 April 1903) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 20 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1903
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1903
MARRIAGE. (Star, 20 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1903
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1903
NOMINATIONS FOR GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 April 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 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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