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
11 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
ADDINGTON v. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
THE N.Z. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. (Ashburton Guardian, 11 August 1906) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
CYCLING. (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Building the Māori pa, which promises to be a popular feature of the exhibition by New Zealand Graphic; Wheeler and Sons · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
13 Aug 1906
A. AND P. ASSOCIATION. (Nelson Evening Mail, 13 August 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1906
TROTTING AT ADDINGTON. (Evening Post, 13 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1906
BICYCLES��SECOND-HAND. (Star, 13 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1906
A. AND P. ASSOCIATION. (Colonist, 13 August 1906) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1906
THE POULTRY YARD. (Star, 15 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1906
LOCAL & GENERA. (Otago Witness, 15 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1906
GRAND NATIONAL WEEK. (Star, 15 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1906
FOOTBALL IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. (Otago Witness, 15 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 15 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1906
TRAMWAYS ELECTION. (Star, 16 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1906
DUNLOP TEST ROAD RACE. (Nelson Evening Mail, 16 August 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Star, 17 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1906
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 August 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1906
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 17 August 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
THE WEEK. (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Free Lance, 18 August 1906) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 20 August 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
20 Aug 1906
A MAN HANGED. (Wanganui Chronicle, 20 August 1906) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
SUPPOSED SUICIDE (Grey River Argus, 20 August 1906) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
SUPPOSED SUICIDE. (Colonist, 20 August 1906) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
A Man Hanged. (Wanganui Herald, 20 August 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
CASUALTIES. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 August 1906) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 20 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 20 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1906
BICYCLES-SECOND-HAND. (Star, 20 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1906
GOLF. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. (Evening Post, 21 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 August 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Wanganui Herald, 22 August 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · no. 2.58 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
Untitled Illustration Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
CASUALTIES. (Otago Witness, 22 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. (Bush Advocate, 22 August 1906) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Wanganui Herald, 22 August 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · no. 75.2 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Star, 22 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Evening Post, 22 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
LAND AND WATER. (Otago Witness, 22 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. (Feilding Star, 22 August 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
LAST NIGHTS' CABLES & TELEGRAMS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 22 August 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
BODY UNIDENTIFIED. (Taranaki Daily News 22-8-1906) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1906
LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (Otago Daily Times 22-8-1906) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Aug 1906
ODDS AND ENDS (New Zealand Tablet, 23 August 1906) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1906
To-day's Telegrams. (Ashburton Guardian, 23 August 1906) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Wanganui Herald, 23 August 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Evening Post, 23 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 24 August 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Aug 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 August 1906) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 25 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1906
DUNLOP ROAD RACE. (Otago Witness, 29 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1906
GOLDFIELDS REMINISCENCES, (Otago Witness, 29 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1906
NOTES BY AMATEUR (Otago Witness, 29 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1906
A VIEW OF CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY, LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE EXPRESS COMPANY'S NEW BUILDINGS AT THE CORNER OF HEREFORD AND MANCHESTER STREETS by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
30 Aug 1906
NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: A FRONT VIEW OF THE NEW BUILDINGS, HAGLEY PARK, CHRISTCHURCH by Auckland Weekly News; Marsh, R. G. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
31 Aug 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 31 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1906
FOOTBALL. (Marlborough Express, 31 August 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 322 Advertisements Column 2 (Progress, 01 September 1906) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 01 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
PROVINCIAL NOTES. (Progress, 01 September 1906) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
OUR MENTAL HOSPITALS. (Marlborough Express, 01 September 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 September 1906) 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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