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.

“"Linwood"”, the shelf

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

6,814 records matching 100 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 Feb 1907
Untitled (Star, 11 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1907
NOTES BY LONG SUP. (Otago Witness, 13 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1907
RIFLE SHOOTING. (Star, 19 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1907
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 20 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1907
CRICKET. (Evening Post, 25 February 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1907
EXHIBITION RIFLE MEETING. (Wanganui Herald, 25 February 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1907
SHOOTING. (Wanganui Chronicle, 25 February 1907) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1907
EXHIBITION RIFLE MEETING. (Evening Post, 25 February 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1907
EXHIBITION RIFLE MEETING. (Otago Witness, 27 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1907
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE), (Otago Witness, 27 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1907
RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. (Evening Post, 04 March 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Mar 1907
Second Edition. (Wanganui Herald, 04 March 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1907
THE LEADING AGGREGATES. (Evening Post, 04 March 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
THIRD GRADE. (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1907
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) (Otago Witness, 13 March 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Mar 1907
Untitled (Star, 14 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1907
CRICKET. (Star, 14 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
SENIOR GRADE. (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
THIRD GRADE. (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
SECOND GRADE. (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1907
CRICKET. (Otago Witness, 20 March 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1907
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) (Otago Witness, 27 March 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1907
THE HOLIDAYS. (Star, 28 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1907
THE SEASON'S STATISTICS. (Star, 28 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1907
BIRTHS. (Star, 30 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1907
DEATHS. (Star, 30 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1907
NOTES BY FULL BACK. (Otago Witness, 03 April 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1907
CANTERBURY TOURNAMENT. (Otago Witness, 03 April 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1907
NEW ZEALAND UTILITY POULTRY CLUB. (Star, 11 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Apr 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1907
FOOTBALL. (Star, 20 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1907
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (Star, 23 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1907
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES (Otago Witness, 24 April 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Apr 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 April 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
4 May 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1907
FOOTBALL. (Star, 04 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1907
RIFLE HOOTING. (Star, 04 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1907
LOAN PROPOSALS. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 08 May 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1907
N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB (LINCOLN COLLEGE). (Otago Witness, 08 May 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY BOARD. (Star, 14 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1907
CHRISTCHURCH NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) May 13. (Otago Witness, 15 May 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 22 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 May 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 May 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 25 May 1907) Ashburton Guardian · 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.

“"Linwood"”, the shelf

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