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.

“"Christchurch"”, the shelf

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

80,684 records matching 91 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
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
12 Sept 1907
THE LAST TOWER OF THE EXHIBITION BUILDINGS AT CHRISTCHURCH TOTTERING TO ITS FALL by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
12 Sept 1907
DEMOLISHING THE NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BUILDINGS AT CHRISTCHURCH: THE FALL OF THE LAST TOWER. SEPTEMBER, 1907 by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
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
14 Sept 1907
The last of the exhibition by New Zealand Graphic; Webb and Bunz (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
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
19 Sept 1907
FOTBALL: CANTERBURY V. AUCKLAND AT CHRISTCHURCH: A STIFF SCRUM Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Sept 1907
CANTERBURY'S MEMORIAL TO THE LATE R. J. SEDDON: THE CHRISTCHURCH TECHNICAL COLLEGE. WHICH WAS OPENED BY THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, HON. G. FOWLDS, ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1907 by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
20 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1907
NEED FOR A SCHOOL. (Star, 20 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Nelson Evening Mail, 21 September 1907) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1907
Cap and Jacket (Observer, 21 September 1907) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1907
The new instrument which is the largest in any ecclesiastical building in the dominion by New Zealand Graphic · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Sept 1907
Dr. J. C. Bradshaw by New Zealand Graphic; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Sept 1907
Probably the most interesting section of the splendid museum at Christchurch by New Zealand Graphic; Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm) · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
23 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Sept 1907
RAILWAY RATES. (Star, 23 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 23 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 September 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1907
CHRISTCHURCH. (Feilding Star, 24 September 1907) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 September 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
CANTERBURY. (Otago Witness, 25 September 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
CHRISTCHURCH STREETS. (Thames Star, 25 September 1907) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
CHRISTCHURCH. (Feilding Star, 26 September 1907) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER. (Taranaki Herald, 26 September 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
ROUGH WEATHER IN CHRISTCHURCH (Wanganui Chronicle, 26 September 1907) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 26 September 1907) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 26 September 1907) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1907
A SECLUDED RETREAT ON THE RIVER AVON, NEAR CHRISTCHURCH, N. Z. by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
27 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Sept 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 September 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Feilding Star, 28 September 1907) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 September 1907) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1907
SPORTING. (Mataura Ensign 30-9-1907) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1907
DEATHS. (Star, 01 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1907
WEDDING. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 October 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1907
Page 460 Advertisements Column 3 (Progress, 01 October 1907) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1907
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1907
The Akaroa Mail TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1907. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 October 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · 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"”, the shelf

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