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.

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

70,473 records matching 92 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 · Christchurch City Libraries Flickr · V.C. Browne & Son NZ Aerial Photograph Collection · 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
23 Mar 1917
BOY ARMED WITH REVOLVER. (Colonist, 23 March 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1917
YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL (Otago Daily Times 23-3-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 24 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1917
THE ADDINGTON ROBBERY (Thames Star, 24 March 1917) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1917
CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (Evening Post, 24 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1917
YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS (Otago Daily Times 24-3-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 March 1917) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1917
MAGISTRATE'S COURT (Evening Post, 27 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1917
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 28 March 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1917
CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS (Evening Post, 28 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1917
PATRIOTIC MEETING AT LE BON'S. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 March 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1917
MR JAMES ASHLEY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 March 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 31 March 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1917
CHRISTCHURCH CONDUCTORS (NZ Truth, 31 March 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1917
CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS (Evening Post, 31 March 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Taranaki Daily News 4-1-1917) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1917
LATE SHIPPING (Evening Post, 02 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 02 April 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH DRAINAGE (Evening Post, 02 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1917
Christchurch Press Company billhead Hocken Digital Collections · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
4 Apr 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 04 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Apr 1917
RAILWAY SERVICES (Ashburton Guardian, 04 April 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1917
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 April 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1917
DON'T MISTAKE THE CAUSE (Ashburton Guardian, 05 April 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1917
BOWLING. (Feilding Star, 05 April 1917) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 05 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
5 Apr 1917
Pte Robt B Webb of Christchurch, missing Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
6 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Taranaki Daily News 4-6-1917) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1917
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 07 April 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1917
METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 07 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH. (Marlborough Express, 11 April 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Feilding Star, 11 April 1917) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1917
RETURNING HOME (Evening Post, 11 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1917
WELLINGTON WEIGHTS, (Poverty Bay Herald, 12 April 1917) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1917
Pte J (Joe) Bilton, of Christchurch, killed in action Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
13 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 13 April 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1917
METROPOLITAN TROTS (Evening Post, 14 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1917
RAILWAY SERVICES (Otago Daily Times 16-4-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1917
A CHRISTCHURCH RESOLUTION. (Colonist, 17 April 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1917
The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1917. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH LABOUR MEETING. (Grey River Argus, 17 April 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH NOMINATIONS. (Grey River Argus, 17 April 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
19 Apr 1917
Pte T E Booker of Papanui, accidentally killed Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
20 Apr 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 21 April 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH INTEREST (NZ Truth, 21 April 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1917
DEATH OF CRIMEAN VETERAN. (Poverty Bay Herald, 24 April 1917) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Apr 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 24 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1917
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 April 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH CITY. (Colonist, 26 April 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 April 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1917
AT CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 26 April 1917) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH CONTEST. (Northern Advocate, 26 April 1917) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 26 April 1917) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1917
SICK AND WOUNDED (Evening Post, 26 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
26 Apr 1917
Pte R P Fisher of St Albans, wounded Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
27 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 April 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 28 April 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1917
CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (Evening Post, 28 April 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1917
PERSONAL. (Otago Daily Times 28-4-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 April 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Grey River Argus, 30 April 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1917
Page 10 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 01 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1917
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 01 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1917
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION (Evening Post, 02 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 May 1917
CHRISTCHURCH ELECTIONS (Thames Star, 02 May 1917) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1917
EXTRA EDITION. (Evening Post, 03 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 May 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1917
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1917
CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS. (Colonist, 04 May 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1917
THE TURK. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 May 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1917
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING MEETING (Evening Post, 04 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 05 May 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1917
RAILWAY SERVICES. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 May 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 09 May 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1917
CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (Evening Post, 09 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 May 1917) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1917
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 12 May 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1917
RETURNED HOME (Evening Post, 12 May 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1917
NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING CLUB. (Ashburton Guardian, 14 May 1917) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 May 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR. (Otago Daily Times 15-5-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1917
CHRISTCHURCH MARKET (Evening Post, 16 May 1917) 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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