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.

“"Sydenham"”, the shelf

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

8,395 records matching 100 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
4 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 9 places
7 Sept 1900
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 07 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 6 places
14 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
24 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29 Sept 1900
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1900
BAPTIST UNION PRIZE ESSAY COMPETITION. (Otago Daily Times, 29 September 1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Oct 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 October 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 October 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1900
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Auckland Star, 08 October 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Oct 1900
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (West Coast Times, 15 October 1900) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 October 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
25 Oct 1900
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 October 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1900
CRICKET. (Otago Daily Times, 29 October 1900) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1900
CRICKET. (Manawatu Standard, 12 November 1900) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1900
CANTERBURY CRICKET. (Wanganui Herald, 12 November 1900) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1900
CRICKET. (Timaru Herald, 12 November 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1900
CUP MATCH AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Nelson Evening Mail, 13 November 1900) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1900
MARRIAGES. (Star, 14 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1900
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 17 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1900
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1900
DEATHS. (Star, 22 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Nov 1900
CANTERBURY CRICKET. (Auckland Star, 26 November 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1900
THE JUBILEE EXHIBITION. (Star, 28 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1900
OTHER MATCHES (Otago Witness, 28 November 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1900
CHRISTCHURCH CRICKET. (Auckland Star, 03 December 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1900
CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES. (Marlborough Express, 03 December 1900) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1900
NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAM (Grey River Argus, 04 December 1900) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1900
HOME INDUSTRIES. (Star, 06 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Dec 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1900
CRICKET. (Wanganui Chronicle, 10 December 1900) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1900
CANTERBURY CRICKET. (Auckland Star, 10 December 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1900
CRICKET. (Timaru Herald, 10 December 1900) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1900
NOTES BY SLIP. (Otago Witness, 12 December 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1900
CUP MATCHES IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Herald, 17 December 1900) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1900
THE PROCESSION. (Star, 18 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Dec 1900
CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION. (Auckland Star, 19 December 1900) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1900
BOARD OF EDUCAICIQN. (Star, 19 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1900
RETURNING NEW ZEALANDERS. (Marlborough Express, 19 December 1900) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1900
ATHLETICS. (Otago Witness, 26 December 1900) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1900
SWIMMING. (Wanganui Chronicle, 29 December 1900) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1900
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1901
GENERAL NEWS. (Star, 14 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1901
NOTES BY SLIP. (Otago Witness, 16 January 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
18 Jan 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1901
DEATHS. (Star, 18 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1901
OUR SIXTH CONTINGENT. NOTES FROM NEWTOWN CAMP. (Evening Post, 19 January 1901) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jan 1901
METHODIST CECURCHES. DURHAM STREET. (Star, 28 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1901
CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION. (Wanganui Chronicle, 29 January 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1901
COLOMBO STREET CROSSIN (Star, 19 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1901
DROWNING FATALITY AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1901
NOTES BY SLIP. (Otago Witness, 06 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1901
CRICKET (Wanganui Chronicle, 11 March 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1901
NOTES BY SLIP. (Otago Witness, 13 March 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Mar 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1901
FOOTBALL (Auckland Star, 08 April 1901) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1901
FOOTBALL. (Star, 11 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Apr 1901
REATER CHRISTCHURCH (Star, 16 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
ORICKET. (Otago Witness, 17 April 1901) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1901
THE ROYAL TOUR. (Manawatu Times, 17 April 1901) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1901
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION. (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
FOOTBALL. (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
GREATER CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1901
SYDENHAM. (Star, 23 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1901
CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 29 April 1901) Wanganui Chronicle · 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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