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.

“"a"”, the shelf

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

68,135 records matching 96 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
20 Jul 1914
PUBLIC MEETING IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 20 July 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1914
CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS. (Ashburton Guardian, 20 July 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1914
RUGBY. (Marlborough Express, 21 July 1914) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1914
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 July 1914) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1914
Dominion homes by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
25 Jul 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 25 July 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · no. 1.3 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 25 July 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · no. 3.3 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 25 July 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · no. 2.6 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1914
Page 11 Advertisements Column 6 (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 July 1914) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1914
CITY COMPETITIONS. (Marlborough Express, 27 July 1914) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1914
THE CITY. (Ashburton Guardian, 28 July 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Tuapeka Times 29-7-1914) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1914
ADDINGTON LIVESTOCK MARKET (Colonist, 30 July 1914) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1914
CHRISTCHURCH CONDITIONS (Ashburton Guardian, 30 July 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1914
SPORTING. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 31 July 1914) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1914
THE TURF. (Northern Advocate, 31 July 1914) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1914
SPORTING (Wanganui Chronicle, 31 July 1914) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1914
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 31-7-1914) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 01 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · no. 1.3 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 01 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · no. 2.5 · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1914
Page 2 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 01 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS (Ashburton Guardian, 03 August 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1914
MINISTERS' ASSOCIATION. (Feilding Star, 04 August 1914) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Aug 1914
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 05 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 08 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
Page 20 Advertisements Column 2 (Observer, 08 August 1914) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 08 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH SHOWS. (NZ Truth, 08 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
SPORTING (Wanganui Chronicle, 08 August 1914) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 08 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
THE TURF. (Northern Advocate, 08 August 1914) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
OUTDOOR GAMES (Evening Post, 08 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
TARANAKI B. v. AUCKLAND B. (NZ Truth, 08 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1914
DONATION FROM TROTTING CLUB. (Ashburton Guardian, 08 August 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1914
FOOTBALL. (Poverty Bay Herald, 10 August 1914) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Aug 1914
GAMES ELSEWHERE (Evening Post, 10 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 10 August 1914) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1914
SPORTING. (Feilding Star, 12 August 1914) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1914
OMNIUM GATHERUM (Otago Daily Times 8-12-1914) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Aug 1914
SPORTING. (Taranaki Daily News 13-8-1914) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1914
DEPARTURE OF MOUNTED TROOP. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 August 1914) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1914
MEN'S COMPETITIONS. (Ashburton Guardian, 14 August 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1914
THE TURF. (Ashburton Guardian, 14 August 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 15 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH AND THE CRISIS (NZ Truth, 15 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1914
FOR BRITAIN'S POOR (Evening Post, 17 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1914
THE CHRISTCHURCH CAMP. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 August 1914) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1914
ADDINGTON CAMP (Grey River Argus, 20 August 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1914
ADDINGTON CAMP. (Ashburton Guardian, 20 August 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1914
AT ADDINGTON (Wanganui Chronicle, 20 August 1914) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1914
COMMERCIAL. (Feilding Star, 21 August 1914) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1914
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 August 1914) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1914
CAP AND JACKET Late Racing. (Observer, 22 August 1914) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Aug 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 22 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1914
SOUTHERN CAMPS (Evening Post, 22 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1914
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (Grey River Argus, 22 August 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1914
BUSINESS NOTICES. (Colonist, 25 August 1914) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1914
ABOUT PEOPLE (Evening Post, 26 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1914
Southerners in khaki by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
27 Aug 1914
Training of volunteers in the South with a battalion arriving in camp at Addington, Christchurch after a days skirmishing and a night in the open by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
29 Aug 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 29 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1914
CHRISTCHURCH SHOWS. (NZ Truth, 29 August 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1914
THE TURF (Evening Post, 31 August 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1914
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 01 September 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1914
A foretaste of a continental winter by Auckland Weekly News; Tomlinson, F · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
3 Sept 1914
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. (Otago Daily Times 9-3-1914) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 September 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1914
Untitled Illustration NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1914
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 05 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1914
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Tuapeka Times 9-5-1914) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1914
AN £800,000 ESTATE (Otago Daily Times 9-6-1914) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Sept 1914
LATE DOMINION NEWS. (Mataura Ensign 9-6-1914) Mataura Ensign · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1914
CHRISTCHURCH PASSENGERS (Grey River Argus, 07 September 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1914
CHRISTCHURCH LADY (Ashburton Guardian, 08 September 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1914
THE SOCKBURN CAMP. (Ashburton Guardian, 09 September 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Otago Daily Times 9-10-1914) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1914
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 September 1914) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1914
Ellesmere Show. (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 September 1914) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 12 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1914
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 September 1914) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Grey River Argus, 12 September 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1914
CARTERTON HORSE PARADE (Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 September 1914) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1914
A DETERMINED SUICIDE (Otago Daily Times 14-9-1914) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1914
THE SOCKBURN CAMP. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 September 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Grey River Argus, 15 September 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 16 September 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1914
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 17 September 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Sept 1914
CHRISTCHURCH. (NZ Truth, 19 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1914
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 September 1914) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1914
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 September 1914) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Tuapeka Times 23-9-1914) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1914
VISIT TO CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 24 September 1914) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1914
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 25 September 1914) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 26 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1914
CHRISTCHURCH SHOWS. (NZ Truth, 26 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1914
CHRISTCHURCH CHOWS. (NZ Truth, 26 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1914
THE CITY. (Ashburton Guardian, 28 September 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1914
AN UNLUCKY AIRMAN. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 29 September 1914) Hawera & Normanby 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.

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