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.

“Christchurch City Hotel”, the shelf

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

5,104 records matching 98 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
11 Oct 1913
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 11 October 1913) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 14 October 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 15 October 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1913
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 18 October 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1913
Untitled (Evening Post, 22 October 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 23 October 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1913
The Akaroa Mail. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1913 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 October 1913) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1913
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 11-3-1913) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 07 November 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 12 November 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 20 November 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1913
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 20 December 1913) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1914
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 06 February 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Mar 1914
Page 15 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 28-3-1914) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1914
Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 4-4-1914) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1914
Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 (Otago Daily Times 18-4-1914) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Apr 1914
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 25 April 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1914
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 02 May 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 May 1914
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 06 May 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 May 1914
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 16 May 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jun 1914
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (NZ Truth, 06 June 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1914
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 30 June 1914) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1914
THE SAD JOY-RIDE. (NZ Truth, 18 July 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jul 1914
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 18 July 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jul 1914
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 25 July 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1914
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 01 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1914
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 05 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 08 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 22 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 29 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1914
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 01 September 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 26 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 07 November 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 28 November 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 December 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 December 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Dec 1914
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 December 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1914
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 31 December 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1915
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 02 January 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1915
Page 12 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 17 February 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 06 March 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 13 March 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 20 March 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 27 March 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 27 March 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 12 April 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 01 May 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 08 May 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 15 May 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 May 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 22 May 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 05 June 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 19 June 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 03 July 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 10 July 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 17 July 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1915
Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 14 August 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR. (Evening Post, 27 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1915
TO-DAY'S LIST (Evening Post, 02 September 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1915
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 11 September 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1915
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 13 November 1915) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1915
Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 23-12-1915) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Feb 1916
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 03 February 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1916
Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 3-6-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1916
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Colonist, 16 March 1916) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1916
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 17 March 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1916
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Otago Daily Times 17-4-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 20 April 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1916
Page 12 Advertisements Column 7 (NZ Truth, 22 April 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 May 1916
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 5-7-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Otago Daily Times 22-6-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1916
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 24-6-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1916
MILLS, THE MORMON (NZ Truth, 29 July 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1916
Page 12 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 05 August 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1916
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 23 September 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Sept 1916
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 30 September 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1916
THE COLONIST. TUESDAY, OCTOBER. 3, 1916. NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 03 October 1916) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1916
Page 10 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 23 October 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 01 November 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 22 November 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1916
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 25 November 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1916
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 09 December 1916) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1917
Garden city of the Dominion. Leaves 9 to 10Christchurch, New Zealand: a pictorial souvenir of the Dominion's garden city Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 2 places
1917
Garden city of the Dominion. Leaves 15 to 16Christchurch, New Zealand: a pictorial souvenir of the Dominion's garden city Christchurch, New Zealand : the garden city of the Dominion · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
3 Feb 1917
Page 15 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 03 February 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1917
WELLINGTON RECRUITING DISTRICT (No. 5) (Evening Post, 14 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Mar 1917
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 21 April 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 28 April 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1917
Page 10 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 01 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 05 May 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1917
8530 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 08 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
12 May 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 12 May 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 19 May 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1917
LOCAL km GENERAL HEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 May 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 26 May 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 02 June 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 09 June 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 16 June 1917) NZ Truth · 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.

“Christchurch City Hotel”, the shelf

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