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.

“"f"”, the shelf

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

23,558 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 1870s
13 Jun 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 June 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 June 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 17 June 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jun 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 18 June 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jun 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 18 June 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jun 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 June 1879) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (West Coast Times, 26 June 1879) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 27 June 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jun 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 28 June 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jun 1879
GREAT STORM. (Star, 30 June 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 01 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 July 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 03 July 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jul 1879
The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, JULY 8. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 July 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jul 1879
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Otago Witness, 12 July 1879) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 16 July 1879) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1879
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 July 1879) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 18 July 1879) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1879
West Coast Times. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1879. (West Coast Times, 18 July 1879) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 23 July 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1879
The Star. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1879, (Star, 24 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 July 1879) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jul 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 28 July 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 July 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 01 August 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Aug 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1879
News of the week. (Otago Witness, 02 August 1879) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1879
The Otago Daily Times. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE OTAGO GUARDIAN. MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1879. (Otago Daily Times, 04 August 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1879
Christchurch, August 1. CHRISTCHURCH JOCKEY CLUB METROPOLITAN MEETING. (Grey River Argus, 04 August 1879) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 13 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 14 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 August 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Wanganui Herald, 19 August 1879) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Timaru Herald, 21 August 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 23 August 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 25 August 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Aug 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1879
THE NEW NATIVE DISTURBANCE. (Evening Post, 30 August 1879) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 04 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 05 September 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Sept 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1879
THE NEW PARLIAMENT. (Evening Post, 13 September 1879) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1879
THE TAIERI ELECTION. (Otago Witness, 13 September 1879) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 15 September 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Sept 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1879
Hawke's Bay Herald. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1879. RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 15 September 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 16 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1879
Grand Opening Ceremonial. (Auckland Star, 17 September 1879) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 23 September 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Sept 1879
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 September 1879) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 23 September 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 24 September 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 24 September 1879) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1879
IMPROVEMENTS IN LYTTELTON. (Star, 25 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 25 September 1879) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 26 September 1879) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 27 September 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (West Coast Times, 27 September 1879) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1879
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 29 September 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 29 September 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 30 September 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1879
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Timaru Herald, 30 September 1879) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 02 October 1879) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 October 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 October 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1879
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times, 10 October 1879) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1879
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 13 October 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1879
SPRINGSTON. (Star, 13 October 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1879
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 October 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1879
Untitled (Bruce Herald, 17 October 1879) Bruce Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place

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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