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.

“"Akaroa"”, the shelf

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

4,624 records matching 76 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 1910s
1 Dec 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1916
Grehan Valley looking towards Main Wharf in AkaroaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73383 · Christchurch City Libraries
6 Dec 1916
Grehan Valley looking towards Main Wharf in AkaroaJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73380 · Christchurch City Libraries
12 Dec 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1916
LITTLE AKAROA NEWS. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1916
Wheat Crowing. (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 December 1916) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1916
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 December 1916) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1917
Ladies with prams in front of Ilfracombe boarding houseJan Shuttleworth collection Bill Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1917
Beach Road from Akaroa HarbourJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Jan 1917
VISITORS IN AKAROA. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1917
VISITORS IN AKAROA. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 12 January 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 24-1-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 January 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1917
The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1917. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
20 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
23 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
27 Feb 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 February 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
9 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
13 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
16 Mar 1917
CORPORAL RIA BOBINSON (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
20 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
23 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
30 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1917
PATRIOTIC MEETING AT LE BON'S. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
30 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
3 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
6 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
13 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
20 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
24 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1917
The Akaroa Mail FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1917
BILLIARD MATCH. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 22 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Jun 1917
TAKAMATUA CHEESE FACTORY. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 June 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 June 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1917
Akaroa Harbour looking northJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
13 Jul 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1917
ACCIDENT. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
31 Jul 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 July 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 August 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
10 Aug 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 August 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 August 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 August 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 August 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 August 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 August 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1917
The Succulent Bivalve. (Ellesmere Guardian, 19 September 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1917
Akaroa Harbour looking north from Lighthouse RoadJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73386 · Christchurch City Libraries
30 Sept 1917
Akaroa Harbour looking north from Lighthouse RoadJan Shuttleworth collection Jessie Buckland collection · Canterbury Stories · no. 73389 · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Oct 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 October 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES (Evening Post, 09 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1917
DOMINION'S WATER POWER (Evening Post, 12 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1917
DEVELOPMENT OF WATERPOWER. (Colonist, 13 October 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 15 October 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 16-10-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1917
NEW ZEALAND ARMY (Evening Post, 20 October 1917) Evening Post · 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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