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.

“5 Acres”, the shelf

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

5,600 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 1900s
25 May 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 May 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 25 May 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 May 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 May 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jun 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 01 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1907
OLLA PODRIDA. (Taranaki Herald, 06 June 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jun 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jun 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 19 June 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jun 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 June 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1907
NEWS NOTES. (Poverty Bay Herald, 10 July 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 13 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Jul 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1907
TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 18 July 1907) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Jul 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 22 July 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 25 July 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 26 July 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 27 July 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 30 July 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 01 August 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 02 August 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 17 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 August 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Aug 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 August 1907) Star · 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
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
13 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 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
BEAUTIFYING CHRISTCHURCH (Star, 17 September 1907) Star · 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
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
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
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
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
26 Sept 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 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
30 Sept 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 September 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 October 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
8 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1907
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 October 1907) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Oct 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
12 Oct 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 October 1907) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 28 October 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 October 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1907
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (Marlborough Express, 30 October 1907) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1907
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 01 November 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Nelson Evening Mail, 02 November 1907) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 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.

“5 Acres”, the shelf

The shelf

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