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
19 Jul 1906
CENSUS RESULTS. (Taranaki Herald, 19 July 1906) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1906
NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: A BEND IN THE AVON RIVER, CHRISTCHURCH, SHOWING ARMAGH STREET BRIDGE AND HAGLEY PARK by Auckland Weekly News; J. Stuart · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
20 Jul 1906
CENSUS FIGURES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 20 July 1906) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jul 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1906
Christchurch Sensation. (Thames Star, 21 July 1906) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1906
CHRISTCHURCH COVES. (NZ Truth, 21 July 1906) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1906
Cottage at Clifton for W. Sey Esq. House and building plans · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
23 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 23 July 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 23 July 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1906
THE RECENT CENSUS. (Otago Daily Times 23-7-1906) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1906
THE LATE MR SEDDON. (Marlborough Express, 24 July 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 24 July 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 July 1906) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. (Otago Witness, 25 July 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
BOXING. (Marlborough Express, 25 July 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Witness, 25 July 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
CENSUS RETURNS. (Otago Witness, 25 July 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 25 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1906
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 25 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1906
ADDINGTON MARKETS. (Feilding Star, 26 July 1906) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1906
THE FOUR CENTRES. (Otago Daily Times 26-7-1906) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 27 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
NEW BRIGHTON TRAMWAY. (Star, 27 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 27 July 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 July 1906) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
THE MAILS. (Grey River Argus, 27 July 1906) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1906
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 27-7-1906) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1906
THE MOUNT COOK SITE. TO THE EDITOR. (Evening Post, 28 July 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jul 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1906
HOCKEY. (Wanganui Herald, 28 July 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1906
ADDINGTON MARKETSS. (Taranaki Herald, 28 July 1906) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 July 1906) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 31 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1906
DEATHS. (Star, 31 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 31 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1906
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. (Evening Post, 31 July 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1906
Egg-Laying Competitions. (Ashburton Guardian, 31 July 1906) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1906
CANTERBURY ITEMS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 31 July 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 July 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1906
THE CENSUS RETURNS. (Otago Witness, 01 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1906
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 01 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1906
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Otago Witness, 01 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1906
NOTES BY LONG SLIP. (Otago Witness, 01 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 03 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1906
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 03 August 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1906
DEATHS. (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1906
THE MAILS. (Grey River Argus, 04 August 1906) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Free Lance, 04 August 1906) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1906
Students. Undergraduates and graduates on Canterbury College diploma day, 1906 by New Zealand Graphic; Clifford, Christchurch · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
5 Aug 1906
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 8-5-1906) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 06 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1906
THE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH. August 3. (Otago Witness, 08 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1906
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 08 August 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1906
RICCARTON NOTES. (Taranaki Herald, 08 August 1906) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1906
GOLF. (Nelson Evening Mail, 09 August 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1906
CHRISTCHURCH FIRE BRIGADE AND PLANT AT LICHFIELD STREET STATION by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
10 Aug 1906
A PUBLICAN FINED. (Marlborough Express, 10 August 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1906
LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 10 August 1906) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
11 Aug 1906
GRAND NATIONAL WEEK. (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
MATERNITY HOME. (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Permitting Drunkenness on Licensed Premises. (Wanganui Herald, 11 August 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
BREACHES OF THE LICENSING ACT. (Evening Post, 11 August 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
13 Aug 1906
GRAND NATIONAL WEEK. (Star, 13 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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

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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