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.

“"and"”, the shelf

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

71,248 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 · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · 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
28 Aug 1907
Christchurch Items. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 August 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1907
COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF LIFE. (Taranaki Daily News 28-8-1907) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1907
THE M'INTYRE CASE. (Nelson Evening Mail, 29 August 1907) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1907
CHARGE AGAINST McINTYRE. (Colonist, 30 August 1907) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
SCIENTIFIC. (Evening Post, 31 August 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1907
BOXING. (Star, 31 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1907
Page 424 Advertisements Column 3 (Progress, 02 September 1907) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1907
Page 424 Advertisements Column 1 (Progress, 02 September 1907) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1907
Page 420 Advertisements Column 2 (Progress, 02 September 1907) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1907
EGG LAYING. (Wanganui Herald, 03 September 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Sept 1907
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 03 September 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 September 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Sept 1907
PERSONAL ITEMS. (Otago Witness, 04 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES. (Otago Witness, 04 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET (Otago Witness, 04 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
Page 42 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Witness, 04 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1907
THE SOUTHERN ISLANDS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 September 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Sept 1907
DIRTY CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 05 September 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1907
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Marlborough Express, 06 September 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1907
POLITICAL MALCONTENTS. (Bush Advocate, 06 September 1907) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1907
A NEW LICENSING BILL. (Ashburton Guardian, 06 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1907
PERSONAL. (Star, 06 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1907
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 07 September 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1907
THE ARCHITECTURE OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
SUMNER SALONS. (NZ Truth, 07 September 1907) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1907
Avondale Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. (Observer, 07 September 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1907
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 10 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1907
FIRES. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1907
DEATHS. (Star, 10 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1907
CYCLING. (Star, 10 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1907
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 September 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1907
H.Z. GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. (Bush Advocate, 11 September 1907) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1907
ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, September 4. (Otago Witness, 11 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1907
ELDERSLIE STUD SALE. (Otago Daily Times 9-11-1907) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1907
DEATHS. (Star, 12 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1907
CYCLING. (Ashburton Guardian, 12 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1907
ADDINGTON RAILWAY SIDING. (Star, 13 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1907
THE MAILS (Grey River Argus, 13 September 1907) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 13 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
14 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 1907
DEATHS. (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1907
RACING FIXTURES. (Observer, 14 September 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 September 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1907
JUNIOR COMPETITION. (Star, 16 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Sept 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Marlborough Express, 17 September 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1907
LATEST TELEGRAMS, (Evening Post, 17 September 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 17 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1907
BEAUTIFYING CHRISTCHURCH (Star, 17 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMS. (Wanganui Herald, 17 September 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1907
TELEGRAMS. (Mataura Ensign 17-9-1907) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Sept 1907
PROPERTY VALUES IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, September 4. (Otago Witness, 18 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1907
RIFLE SHOOTING. (Star, 18 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 18 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1907
TABLE TALK Monday Evening. (Otago Witness, 18 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1907
AN APPEAL FOR PROTECTION. (Star, 18 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1907
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Otago Daily Times 18-9-1907) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
19 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1907
SHOW JUDGES. (Bush Advocate, 19 September 1907) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1907
BOXING. (Ashburton Guardian, 19 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1907
BOXING. (Star, 19 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1907
DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand Tablet, 19 September 1907) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1907
RIFLE SHOOTING. (Star, 19 September 1907) 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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