How many records does the archive hold?

92,172 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.

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

72,099 records matching 96 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
12 Oct 1905
LATE SHIPPING. (Evening Post, 12 October 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Manawatu Standard, 12 October 1905) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1905
CANTERBURY ART SOCIETY AND CHRISTCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION: 'IN THE FARMYARD,'-CHILD LIFE STUDY.BY A. C. MCINTYRE, CHRISTCHURCH Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
12 Oct 1905
CANTERBURY ART SOCIETY AND CHRISTCHURCH PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION: 'EVENING.'-G. A. BUNG, CHRISTCHURCH, AWARDED GOLD MEDAL FOR BEST PICTURE IN THE EXHIBITION Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
13 Oct 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
14 Oct 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
SCHOOL COMMITTEES. (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Sudden Death of a Pensioner. (Taranaki Herald, 14 October 1905) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 16 October 1905) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1905
MISCELLANEOUS. (Colonist, 16 October 1905) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1905
POLITICAL. (Star, 17 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1905
BIRTHS. (Otago Witness, 18 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1905
THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, October 13. (Otago Witness, 18 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1905
IN A NUTSHELL. (Otago Witness, 18 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Manawatu Standard, 18 October 1905) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1905
WOOLSTON ORPHANAGE. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 October 1905) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1905
POLITICAL. (Star, 19 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1905
Addington Live Stock Market. (Ashburton Guardian, 19 October 1905) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1905
THE ADDINGTON MARKETS. (Marlborough Express, 19 October 1905) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Oct 1905
FOURTH GRADE. (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
THIRD GRADE. (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
SECOND GRADE. (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 21 October 1905) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
North Island Band Contest. (Taranaki Herald, 21 October 1905) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
FIRST GRADE. (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
ADDINGTON STOCK SALES (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 October 1905) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
ADDINGTON STOCK SALES; (Taranaki Herald, 21 October 1905) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 23 October 1905) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 24 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 24 October 1905) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Oct 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 25 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
TALES OF COLONIAL SPORT. (Otago Witness, 25 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
WELLINGTON, October 21 (Otago Witness, 25 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 25 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
POVERTY BAY A. AND P. SOCIETY. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 October 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, October 18. (Otago Witness, 25 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1905
AN OBSTRUCTIONIST. (Manawatu Times, 26 October 1905) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1905
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS. (Wanganui Herald, 26 October 1905) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1905
AUDIT COMMISSION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 27 October 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1905
FURTHER EVIDENCE. (Marlborough Express, 27 October 1905) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 28 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Oct 1905
CHRISTCHURCH SEAT. (Star, 28 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
PATENTS. (Wanganui Herald, 28 October 1905) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
FURTHER EVIDENCE. (Marlborough Express, 28 October 1905) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
THE AUDIT COMMISSION. (Wanganui Herald, 28 October 1905) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1905
THE AUDIT INQUIRY. (Mataura Ensign 28-10-1905) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
Accidents and Fatalities. (Manawatu Standard, 30 October 1905) Manawatu Standard · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
THE PEA RIFLE AGAIN. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 30 October 1905) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES (Feilding Star, 30 October 1905) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Evening Post, 30 October 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
Accidents and Fatalities (Southland Times, 30 October 1905) Southland Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 30 October 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMS. (Evening Post, 30 October 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 October 1905) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
Mail Notices (Ashburton Guardian, 30 October 1905) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1905
NEW ZEALAND EGG-LAYING COMPETITION. (Marlborough Express, 30 October 1905) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 01 November 1905) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1905
MOTORING. (Star, 01 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1905
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Otago Witness, 01 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1905
A SCENE AT THE CORNER OF HEREFORD STREET AND HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, SHOWING ONE OF THE NEW ELECTRIC TRAMS Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
3 Nov 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 November 1905) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
4 Nov 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
BILIOUSNESS AND HEARTBURN. (Star, 04 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, NOV. 4. 1905. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 November 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
CRICKET. (Star, 04 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
A BOOKMAKER FINED. (Taranaki Herald, 04 November 1905) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 04 November 1905) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
6 Nov 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Nov 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1905
LAST HOT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 06 November 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · 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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