How many records does the archive hold?

91,005 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.

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

67,695 records matching 99 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
26 May 1911
PERSONAL (Grey River Argus, 26 May 1911) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1911
THE CORONATION. (Ashburton Guardian, 26 May 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 May 1911
GOLF (Taranaki Daily News 26-5-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1911
THEATRE ROYAL. (NZ Truth, 27 May 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 May 1911
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 27 May 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 May 1911
GAMES ELSEWHERE. (Evening Post, 29 May 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 May 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 29 May 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1911
Christchurch Memorial. (Ashburton Guardian, 30 May 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1911
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 30 May 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1911
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 May 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1911
FOOTBALL (Taranaki Daily News 30-5-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1911
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Wanganui Chronicle, 31 May 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1911
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 01 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 June 1911) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1911
A MOTORMAN INJURED (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 June 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
2 Jun 1911
ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 02 June 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1911
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Evening Post, 03 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1911
CLEANING CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 03 June 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS. (Otago Daily Times 6-4-1911) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1911
COMMERCIAL. (Mataura Ensign 6-4-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1911
FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Mataura Ensign 6-4-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1911
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 6-5-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1911
RIFLE SHOOTING. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 June 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1911
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Wanganui Chronicle, 07 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Evening Post, 07 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1911
SUMNER CANAL SCHEME. (Poverty Bay Herald, 07 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1911
THE LATE DEAN CINATY. (Colonist, 08 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1911
THE LATE DEAN GINATY. (Evening Post, 08 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1911
FUNERAL OF THE LATE DEAN GINATY. (Ashburton Guardian, 08 June 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1911
BURIAL OF LATE DEAN GINATY. (Poverty Bay Herald, 08 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1911
THE CRITIC. (NZ Truth, 10 June 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Mataura Ensign 6-10-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1911
A CHRISTCHURCH SENSATION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 12 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 12 June 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Colonist, 12 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
THE CHRISTCHURCH SENSATION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 13 June 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH STREETS. (Evening Post, 13 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 June 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Colonist, 13 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
A DENIAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 13 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1911
FOOTBALL (Taranaki Daily News 13-6-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 14 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 June 1911) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Colonist, 15 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1911
AUDACIOUS THEFTS. (Marlborough Express, 17 June 1911) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1911
PUBLIC TRUSTEE FUNDS. (NZ Truth, 17 June 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL, (Evening Post, 17 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1911
UNEMPLOYMENT IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 17 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1911
BUSHED BY A COW. (Northern Advocate, 19 June 1911) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1911
ADDINGTON WORKSHOPS (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 June 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 20 June 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1911
PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 20 June 1911) Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jun 1911
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 June 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1911
VERY CLOSE TO DEATH. (Northern Advocate, 21 June 1911) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 1911
EXTRA EDITION. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. (Evening Post, 21 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 1911
ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 June 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 1911
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 21 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 June 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH ARRANGEMENTS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 21 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1911
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Thames Star, 22 June 1911) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 1911
TELEGRAMS. (Northern Advocate, 22 June 1911) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1911
SUDDEN DEATH. (Colonist, 22 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1911
ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES. (Marlborough Express, 23 June 1911) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jun 1911
AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 23 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1911
THE DAVIS CUP. CHRISTCHURCH OR WELLINGTON (Evening Post, 23 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1911
FIRES. (Northern Advocate, 23 June 1911) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Colonist, 23 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 June 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1911
RACING COMMISSION REPORT, (Grey River Argus, 24 June 1911) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Jun 1911
Canterbury Notes. (NZ Truth, 24 June 1911) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1911
FIRES. (Taranaki Daily News 24-6-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1911
HOUSE BURNED. (Grey River Argus, 26 June 1911) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1911
MATCHES IN OTHER CENTRES. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 26 June 1911) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1911
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1911
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 June 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1911
PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 27 June 1911) Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Taranaki Daily News 27-6-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1911
Page 7 Advertisements Column 7 (Wanganui Chronicle, 28 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Taranaki Daily News 28-6-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH PASSENGER LIST. (Grey River Argus, 29 June 1911) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1911
NURSING EXAMINATIONS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 29 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 29 June 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 29 June 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1911
LATE DOMINION NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 29-6-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1911
MIDWIFERY EXAMINATIONS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Colonist, 30 June 1911) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1911
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMS. (Evening Post, 30 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1911
NEW ZEALAND LABOUR PARTY (Evening Post, 30 June 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 01 July 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1911
A DWELLING DESTROYED. (Grey River Argus, 01 July 1911) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1911
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 01 July 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1911
CHRISTCHURCH. (Waiapu Church Gazette, 01 July 1911) Waiapu Church Gazette · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1911
10-ROOMED HOUSE DESTROYED. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 01 July 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1911
LAUNDRY THROUGH THE POST (Taranaki Daily News 7-1-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1911
CRICKET (Taranaki Daily News 7-2-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1911
NEWS OF THE WORLD. (Mataura Ensign 7-3-1911) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1911
CRICKET (Taranaki Daily News 7-3-1911) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1911
ACCOMMODATION AT BOTTLE LAKE HOSPITAL, (Evening Post, 04 July 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1911
AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 04 July 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · 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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