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 1920s
9 Mar 1920
DEAL IN CATTLE (Ashburton Guardian, 09 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1920
DOMINION RIFLE MEETING (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 March 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1920
PERSONALIA (Grey River Argus, 09 March 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1920
COST OF HIDES (Evening Post, 10 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1920
BAND CONTEST (Grey River Argus, 10 March 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1920
BOWLING. (Ashburton Guardian, 11 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1920
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 11 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1920
FIRE AT SYDENHAM. (Ashburton Guardian, 11 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1920
MAIL NOTICES (Grey River Argus, 11 March 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1920
Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 12 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1920
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 12 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 March 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1920
NO HOUSE FOR GOVERNOR (Taranaki Daily News 3-12-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 13 March 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1920
THE SOCIAL SPHERE (Observer, 13 March 1920) Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1920
WITHIN THE DOMINION (Grey River Argus, 13 March 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1920
THE ROYAL TRAIN. (Ashburton Guardian, 13 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1920
PERSONALIA. (Grey River Argus, 17 March 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1920
BURGLARY IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 17 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1920
ADDINGTON STOCK SALES (Evening Post, 18 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1920
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 18 March 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1920
The Dunedin Band Content - the military display attracts a large crowd of spectators by Sporting & Dramatic Review · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
18 Mar 1920
Successful competitors at the Dunedin Band Contest by Sporting & Dramatic Review · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
18 Mar 1920
The New Zealand rifle meeting, which was concluded at Trentham, Wellington, last week Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
19 Mar 1920
MADDISON TROPHY. (Ashburton Guardian, 19 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 19 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 March 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 19 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1920
SWIMMING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 20 March 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Mar 1920
BON VOYAGE (Otago Daily Times 20-3-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1920
TENNIS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 22 March 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Mar 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 22 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1920
LITTLE GIRL'S MISHAP. (Northern Advocate, 22 March 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 March 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1920
A DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 March 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 March 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1920
LAWN TENNIS. (Marlborough Express, 23 March 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1920
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Colonist, 24 March 1920) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Mar 1920
CRICKET (Evening Post, 24 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 24 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 24 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1920
Delegates to the New Zealand Conference to the Victoria League, held at Auckland last week by Auckland Weekly News; Bayne, Walter Menzies · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
26 Mar 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 26 March 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1920
FUNCTION AT TAKAMATUA. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 March 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1920
The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 March 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 27 March 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 27 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 27 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 27 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Mar 1920
CHARGE OF BIGAMY (Evening Post, 27 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1920
ANTI-PROFITEERING. (Marlborough Express, 29 March 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 March 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Apr 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 01 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Apr 1920
LAND FOR SOLDIERS (Ashburton Guardian, 01 April 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1920
C.J.C. ACCEPTANCES. (Feilding Star, 01 April 1920) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1920
WON'T WASH DISHES. (Taranaki Daily News 4-2-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 03 April 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 03 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Apr 1920
METROPOLITAN TROTS. (Ashburton Guardian, 03 April 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1920
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS (Otago Daily Times 4-5-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1920
CHRISTCHURCH RESULTS. (Thames Star, 06 April 1920) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 06 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1920
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 06 April 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1920
NOTES ON YESTERDAY'S MEETING. (Grey River Argus, 06 April 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1920
CANTERBURY J.C.'S RACES. (Ashburton Guardian, 06 April 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 06 April 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Evening Post, 07 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Apr 1920
NEWS OF THE DAY. (Ellesmere Guardian, 07 April 1920) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1920
CHRISTCHURCH RACES. (Thames Star, 07 April 1920) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1920
METROPOLITAN TROTS. (Ashburton Guardian, 07 April 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1920
ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES (Feilding Star, 08 April 1920) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 08 April 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1920
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Evening Post, 08 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1920
N.Z. METROPOLITAN TROTS (Grey River Argus, 08 April 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 08 April 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1920
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES (Otago Daily Times 4-8-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1920
Page 10 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 09 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Apr 1920
ODDFELLOWSHIP (Hawera & Normanby Star, 09 April 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1920
CHRISTCHURCH CHRONICLES (NZ Truth, 10 April 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1920
NEWS AND NOTES. (NZ Truth, 10 April 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Apr 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 10 April 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1920
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Poverty Bay Herald, 12 April 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 12 April 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1920
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Taranaki Daily News 4-12-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1920
Page 11 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 13 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Apr 1920
LITTLE RIVER NEWS. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 April 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 13 April 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1920
OUR ADVERTISERS (Grey River Argus, 13 April 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1920
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYDEFICIT. (Grey River Argus, 13 April 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 14 April 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1920
DEATHS. (Evening Post, 15 April 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 15 April 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 April 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1920
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 15 April 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1920
ADDINGTON. (Northern Advocate, 16 April 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 16 April 1920) Grey River Argus · 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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