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 93 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
16 Jan 1918
BOWLING. (Taranaki Daily News 16-1-1918) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1918
NEW ZEALAND BOWLING ASSOCIATION. (Otago Daily Times 16-1-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1918
NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED. (Wanganui Chronicle, 18 January 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1918
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 January 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 19 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1918
GENERAL NEWS (Evening Post, 21 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1918
Untitled (Evening Post, 23 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1918
CONSUMPTION. (Ashburton Guardian, 24 January 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1918
ADDINGTON MARKET (Evening Post, 24 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1918
Christchurch from an aeroplane: a view of the city, and glimpses at the aviation school Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
25 Jan 1918
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 25 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 26 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1918
CHRISTCHURCH KLEPTOMANIACS (NZ Truth, 26 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1918
ADDINGTON MARKET. (Colonist, 26 January 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1918
A MISSING CAPTAIN. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 January 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1918
MISSING NEW ZEALANDER (Otago Daily Times 26-1-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1918
RAILWAY CROSSING FATALITY. (Wanganui Chronicle, 28 January 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1918
PERSONAL PARS (Grey River Argus, 28 January 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1918
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 29 January 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1918
STYX RAILWAY ACCIDENT (Evening Post, 30 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1918
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 30 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jan 1918
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Feilding Star, 31 January 1918) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Jan 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 31 January 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1918
SPORTING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 01 February 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 02 February 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1918
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Feilding Star, 04 February 1918) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1918
Y.M.C.A. APPEAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 February 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Feb 1918
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 05 February 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 05 February 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1918
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 05 February 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 06 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1918
OUTBREAKS AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Colonist, 07 February 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1918
DISOBEDIENT RESERVISTS. (Otago Daily Times 2-7-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1918
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 08 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 09 February 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 11 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1918
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 February 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1918
TUBERCULOSIS PLAGUE. (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 February 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1918
TOWN EDITION. (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 February 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Feb 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 14 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 16 February 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 16 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
ADDINGTON MURDER (Evening Post, 19 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 February 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 19 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
THE ADDINGTON MURDER CASE (Wanganui Chronicle, 19 February 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
THE CARRICK CHILD MURDER' (Grey River Argus, 19 February 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
CHARGE OF MURDER (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 February 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
TREATMENT OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 19 February 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1918
THE CHRISTCHURCH MURDER. (Taranaki Daily News 19-2-1918) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1918
THE ADDINGTON MURDER. (Northern Advocate, 20 February 1918) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1918
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 February 1918) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1918
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS (Wanganui Chronicle, 20 February 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1918
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 21 February 1918) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1918
CHRISTCHURCH. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 21 February 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1918
POSTAL MATTERS. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 February 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1918
Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 23 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 February 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1918
THE SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPS (Evening Post, 23 February 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1918
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 February 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1918
GENERAL TELEGRAMS (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 February 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1918
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 27 February 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1918
Pte. A. C. Clarke, of Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
28 Feb 1918
quilt, signature by Mrs Mrs Dobbin; Red Cross and St John's, Redcliffe, NZ · Human History · Auckland Museum Collections · Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
1 Mar 1918
VISIT OF RETURNED SOLDIERS. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 March 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 01 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1918
THE COLONIST. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918. NEWS OF THE DAY. (Colonist, 01 March 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1918
Springs County Council. (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1918) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1918
Christchurch Notes. (Ellesmere Guardian, 02 March 1918) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 02 March 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1918
ROLL OF HONOR. (Marlborough Express, 05 March 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1918
MOT REPORTED AS SEVERE CASES: (Colonist, 05 March 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1918
WOUNDED. (Colonist, 06 March 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1918
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 06 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1918
HOME AGAIN (Evening Post, 06 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 06 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1918
THE OAMARU REFRESHMENT ROOMS. (Otago Daily Times 3-6-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1918
Recent visit of Christ's College cadets to the aviation school at Christchurch: a double flight witnessed by the boys by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, Leslie · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
7 Mar 1918
Pte. A. W. Ellis, of Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
7 Mar 1918
The recent Red Cross motor-cycle carnival at Christchurch, South Island of New Zealand by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, Leslie · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
8 Mar 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 08 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 March 1918) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1918
NEWS IN BRIEF (Otago Daily Times 3-8-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 09 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 09 March 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1918
BOLL OF HONOUR. (Ashburton Guardian, 09 March 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1918
CHRISTCHURCH GROCERS' DISPUTE. (Colonist, 09 March 1918) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1918
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 11 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1918
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 11 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1918
BUSINESS MAN'S SAD END. (Poverty Bay Herald, 11 March 1918) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1918
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES (Hawera & Normanby Star, 11 March 1918) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 March 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1918
BILIOUS BOUTS. (Ashburton Guardian, 12 March 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1918
Untitled (Evening Post, 12 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1918
TOTAL OF 750 NAMES (Evening Post, 13 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Mar 1918
1993-026.2 by RNZAF Official · Air Force Museum of New Zealand Photograph Collection · Air Force Museum of New Zealand
14 Mar 1918
FUTURE OF SAMOA (Evening Post, 14 March 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1918
HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER. (Taranaki Daily News 15-3-1918) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 16 March 1918) NZ Truth · 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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