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 97 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
14 Jan 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 January 1909) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1909
BICYCLE PUMPS AT GAMAGES. (Star, 14 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Jan 1909
MARRIAGE. (Star, 15 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1909
BICYCLE PUMPS AT GAMAGES. (Star, 16 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1909
Fire at Christchurch (Wanganui Herald, 18 January 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1909
THE SAWMILLERS' ASSOCIATION. (Evening Post, 18 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1909
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE. (Marlborough Express, 18 January 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Jan 1909
AN OVERLAND TRIP. (Marlborough Express, 19 January 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 January 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
MARRIAGES. (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
THE PRIME MINISTER. (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
LATE BOWLING NEWS. (Evening Post, 19 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
CHR.ISTCHURCH BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (Wanganui Herald, 19 January 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
CHRISTCHURCH BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (Nelson Evening Mail, 19 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
SECOND EDITION. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Bush Advocate, 19 January 1909) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
ADDINGTON WORKSHOPS. (Evening Post, 19 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
THE CANAL. (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
THE CONCILIATION COMMISSIONERS (Nelson Evening Mail, 19 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
OUTBREAK AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 19 January 1909) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 19 January 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
DEPUTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH (Star, 19 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
20 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Colonist, 20 January 1909) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Star, 20 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
LATE BOWLING NEWS. (Evening Post, 20 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
BOWLING TOURNAMENT. (Grey River Argus, 20 January 1909) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION. (Taranaki Herald, 20 January 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 20 January 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
A SCIENTIFIC FACT (Otago Witness, 20 January 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
PLAGUE OF CATERPILLARS. (Otago Witness, 20 January 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1909
BOWLING. (Nelson Evening Mail, 20 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
METHODIST CHURCH. (Star, 21 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
GOVERNMENT STROKE." (Evening Post, 21 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
Page 86 Advertisements Column 3 (New Zealand Tablet, 21 January 1909) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
GOVERMENT STROKE" AT ADDINGTON. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 January 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
CONDUCT OF A SCHOOLMASTER CRITICISED. (Evening Post, 21 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1909
A Great Southern Seaside Resort by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
21 Jan 1909
Whitebait Fishing On The River Avon, Near Christchurch, N.Z. by Auckland Weekly News; Leslie Hinge · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
22 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
VITAL STATISTICS. (Star, 22 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
DIVERSE OPINIONS. (Evening Post, 22 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Bush Advocate, 22 January 1909) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 January 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1909
PERSONAL MATTERS. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 January 1909) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
SUNDAY SERVICES. (Nelson Evening Mail, 23 January 1909) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Observer, 23 January 1909) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
THIRD GRADE. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
OTHER MATCHES. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 23 January 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
SALE OF YEARLINGS. (Wanganui Chronicle, 23 January 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
SWIMMING. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
JUNIOR CIVIL SERVICE. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
EXTRA EDITION. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. (Evening Post, 23 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
FOURTH GRADE. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 23 January 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
CRICKET. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
SECOND GRADE. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1909
RIFLE SHOOTING. (Star, 23 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
A FIRE AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Evening Post, 25 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 January 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
JUNIOR CIVIL SERVICE. (Taranaki Herald, 25 January 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
EXAMINATION RESULTS. (Ashburton Guardian, 25 January 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
THE CIVIL SERVICE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 January 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
CRICKET. (Evening Post, 25 January 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
RIFLE SHOOTING. (Star, 25 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1909
THE GOVERNMENT STROKE. (Taranaki Daily News 25-1-1909) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jan 1909
OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 26 January 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER IN CANTERBURY. (Bush Advocate, 26 January 1909) Bush Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
HEAVY RAINFALL. (Taranaki Herald, 26 January 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
HEAVY RAIN IN CANTERBURY. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 January 1909) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER. (Wanganui Herald, 26 January 1909) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER. (Colonist, 26 January 1909) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
THE WEATHER. (Wanganui Chronicle, 26 January 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 January 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1909
CRICKET. (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 January 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · 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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