How many records does the archive hold?

89,924 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.

66,668 records matching 97 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
30 May 1906
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Marlborough Express, 30 May 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1906
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, May 23. (Otago Witness, 30 May 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1906
WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday, May 23, 1906. (Otago Witness, 30 May 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1906
ARBOR DAY. (Star, 31 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 31 May 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1906
PIGEON SHOOTING. (Marlborough Express, 31 May 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1906
PIGEON SHOOTING. (Star, 31 May 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1906
FIG- 2. RESIDENCE OF MR G F NEWMAN, SUMNER CHRISTCHURCH [A. H Hart, Architect. (Progress, 01 June 1906) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1906
KILLED BY A FALLING TREE. (Colonist, 01 June 1906) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1906
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Marlborough Express, 01 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1906
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Wanganui Herald, 01 June 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1906
CANTERBURY. (Progress, 01 June 1906) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1906
EXHIBITION BAND CONTEST. (Evening Post, 01 June 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Jun 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 02 June 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 02 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
BANDSMEN'S COLUMN. (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
Christchurch A had a bye. (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1906
A view of the Christchurch exhibition buildings, showing the present advanced condition of the works by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
2 Jun 1906
Fisher, mummy maker, at work by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
4 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Thames Star, 04 June 1906) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
SPRING CREEK ROAD BOARD. (Marlborough Express, 05 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 05 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
Accidents and Fatalities (Ashburton Guardian, 05 June 1906) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 05 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 05 June 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Marlborough Express, 05 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
CHRISTCHURCH TROTTING MEETING. (Colonist, 05 June 1906) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1906
THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, June 1. (Otago Witness, 06 June 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Thames Star, 06 June 1906) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1906
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 06 June 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1906
Man next to a model of a BlockhouseJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
7 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 07 June 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1906
COMMERCIAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 07 June 1906) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1906
Untitled (Star, 08 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1906
PERSONAL. (Star, 08 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1906
MASONIC. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 June 1906) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1906
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 6-8-1906) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1906
LICENSING COMMITTEES. (Marlborough Express, 09 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1906
AT CHRISTCHURCH CHRISTCHURCH, June 11 (Grey River Argus, 12 June 1906) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1906
FEELLNG IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1906
AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 June 1906) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1906
OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY. (Otago Witness, 13 June 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1906
CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. (Otago Daily Times 14-6-1906) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 15 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1906
DEATHS. IN MEMORIAM. (Star, 15 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jun 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Free Lance, 16 June 1906) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
TRAMWAY BOARD ELECTIONS. (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
CHRISTCHURCH ITEMS. (Feilding Star, 16 June 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1906
THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH. June 15. (Otago Daily Times 16-6-1906) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 18 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1906
TRAMWAY BOARD ELECTIONS (Star, 18 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1906
BICYCLES��SECOND-HAND. (Star, 18 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 19 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Tuapeka Times, 20 June 1906) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
CASUALTIES. (Otago Witness, 20 June 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 20 June 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 20 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1906
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 20 June 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1906
THE FINAL SCENE. FUNERAL OF THE LATE PREMIER. (Evening Post, 21 June 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1906
THE COMING ELECTIONS. (Star, 22 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Jun 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 June 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 June 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · 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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