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.

“Smith and Smith”, the shelf

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

8,691 records matching 88 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 Oct 1905
LATE SHIPPING. (Evening Post, 12 October 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Wanganui Chronicle, 16 October 1905) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Oct 1905
IN A NUTSHELL. (Otago Witness, 18 October 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 24 October 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1905
POVERTY BAY A. AND P. SOCIETY. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 October 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1905
Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, NOV. 4. 1905. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 November 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1905
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 08 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Nov 1905
THE TROTTING TRACK. (Star, 08 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1905
TIMARU TO CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE. (Otago Daily Times 11-9-1905) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1905
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 15 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Nov 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Nov 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Nov 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1905
THE TAPANUI MURDER. (Otago Witness, 22 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 23 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 24 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1905
CRICKET. (Star, 24 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1905
THIRD EDITION. (Star, 25 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 25 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1905
Page 7 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 27 November 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1905
POLITICAL. (Star, 28 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1905
1). Messrs Little Bros.' first and Champion Border Leicester mm. (2) Mr B =i' Seth Smith'" first and Champion Shropshire Down ewe, with iamb at ftot. (3). Mi Basil Seth-Smith's first and Champion Shrop=hire Down 'am. <1) Mr J. Reid's first prize aged Tarn; -was a Iso first at Christchurch Show, reserve Champion. (2). Mr John Reid's first prize Ram Hogget, under 18 months; also winner of first prize at the Christchurch Show. (3). New Zealand and Australian Land Company's first prize Lincoln, five years old. (Otago Witness, 29 November 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 29 November 1905) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1905
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Otago Daily Times 12-1-1905) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1905
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1905
GREAT TRHWH FOR THE GOVERNMENT. (Evening Post, 07 December 1905) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Dec 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1905
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1905
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 09 December 1905) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1905
THE NEW PARLIAMENT, (Otago Witness, 13 December 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1905
Untitled (Manawatu Times, 13 December 1905) Manawatu Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Dec 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1905
TABLE TALK. MONDAY, December 18. (Otago Witness, 20 December 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1905
FIRST GRADE. (Star, 23 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1905
SECOND GRADE. (Star, 23 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1905
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 27 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1905
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1905
OAMARU, December 23. (Otago Witness, 27 December 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 December 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Francis Dutch · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 157188 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Unknown · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 182302 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Francis Dutch · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 156145 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Francis Dutch · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 157220 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Steffano Webb · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 157266 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Francis Dutch · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 182307 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Steffano Webb; Smith and Anthony Ltd. · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 157178 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Francis Dutch · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 156217 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Francis Dutch · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 157209 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Steffano Webb · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 157191 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Steffano Webb · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 156146 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1906
Postcard by Smith and Anthony Ltd.; Frank James Denton · History · Te Papa Collections Online · no. 157204 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
2 Jan 1906
Applications for Patents. (Progress, 02 January 1906) Progress · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 02 January 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 04 January 1906) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 06 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE. (Star, 10 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1906
SWIMMING. (Star, 13 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1906
SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS. (Star, 16 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE. (Star, 18 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1906
CONTINUED LIBERAL SUCCESSES. (Evening Post, 19 January 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 January 1906) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE. (Grey River Argus, 19 January 1906) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE ENQUIRY. (Wanganui Herald, 19 January 1906) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1906
WALTHAM ORPHANAGE. (Evening Post, 19 January 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1906
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. (Evening Post, 20 January 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1906
THE GENERAL ELECTION. (Otago Witness, 24 January 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1906
CRICKET IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH. January 20. (Otago Witness, 24 January 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Jan 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 January 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1906
Untitled (Colonist, 29 January 1906) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1906
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND, (Otago Witness, 31 January 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1906
Pars about People (Observer, 03 February 1906) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1906
SWIMMING. (Star, 03 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1906
TABLE TALK. MONDAY, February 5. (Otago Witness, 07 February 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
14 Feb 1906
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 14 February 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Feb 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Feb 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Feb 1906
METHODIST CHURCH CON-FERENCE. (Otago Witness, 28 February 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1906
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 28 February 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1906
LATE LOCALS. (Marlborough Express, 02 March 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1906
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 03 March 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1906
Page 15 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 03 March 1906) Evening Post · 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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