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.

“On The Low”, the shelf

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

5,956 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
13 Apr 1904
COURSING. (Otago Witness, 13 April 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 April 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 April 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 April 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 April 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Apr 1904
A CLOTHIER'S CONVICTION. (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 April 1904) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 17 May 1904) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 May 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 May 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jun 1904
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 01 June 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1904
Untitled (Southland Times, 04 June 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 June 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1904
SOUTHLAND NEWS NOTES (Otago Witness, 08 June 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 June 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 1904
CYCLING NOTES. (Otago Witness, 22 June 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 22 June 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 09 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 25 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jul 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 30 July 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Southland Times, 02 August 1904) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Aug 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 09 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 25 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Aug 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 August 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1904
Two New Zealanders Abroad. (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 September 1904) New Zealand Illustrated Magazine · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Sept 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1904
CITY COUNCIL (Colonist, 10 September 1904) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1904
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 14 September 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1904
FRAUDULENT COWS (Manawatu Times, 19 September 1904) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1904
Storm in Christchurch. (Ashburton Guardian, 23 September 1904) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 24 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Sept 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 27 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 September 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1904
Untitled (Taranaki Herald, 01 October 1904) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1904
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Oct 1904
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 26 October 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 29 October 1904) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 October 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 November 1904) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1904
West Coast Times. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1904. TOPICS OF THE DAY. (West Coast Times, 15 November 1904) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1904
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 November 1904) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1904
OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SHOW. (Otago Witness, 30 November 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 01 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1904
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Dec 1904
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Herald, 16 December 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1904
AKAROA REGATTA. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 December 1904) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1904
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 22 December 1904) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Herald, 24 December 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 24 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Herald, 27 December 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 27 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1904
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Herald, 28 December 1904) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 December 1904) 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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