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 97 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 1920s
17 Jun 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Feilding Star, 17 June 1920) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1920
ADDINGTON MARKET. (Ashburton Guardian, 17 June 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1920
ADDINGTON. (Northern Advocate, 18 June 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 June 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1920
A "FLYING" VISITOR (Marlborough Express, 21 June 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Ashburton Guardian, 21 June 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1920
LAND FOR SOLDIERS (Grey River Argus, 21 June 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1920
HOCKEY. (Ashburton Guardian, 21 June 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1920
PORT CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 22 June 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1920
FOOTBALL. (Taranaki Daily News 22-6-1920) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
23 Jun 1920
Page 16 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 23 June 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jun 1920
NOTES AND COMMENTS (Grey River Argus, 23 June 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 26 June 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1920
FOOTBALL. (Taranaki Daily News 26-6-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 June 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1920
POULTRY SHOW (Evening Post, 29 June 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 30 June 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1920
PERSONALIA (Grey River Argus, 30 June 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 01 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1920
BURNSIDE MARKET. (Feilding Star, 01 July 1920) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1920
INTERPROVINCIAL. (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 July 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1920
CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY (Feilding Star, 02 July 1920) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1920
SUICIDE AT NEW BRIGHTON (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 July 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 July 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 July 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1920
COMMERCIAL (Grey River Argus, 02 July 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jul 1920
[Portrait] by Ngaio Marsh · Auckland Art Gallery Collection · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
3 Jul 1920
GENERAL TELEGRAMS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 03 July 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1920
WORLD OF LABOUR (Grey River Argus, 03 July 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 03 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
POTATOES (Marlborough Express, 06 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 06 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1920
ACCIDENTS & DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 06 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 07 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Marlborough Express, 07 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1920
Parliament sitting at Wellington: snapshots of some of our representatives Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
9 Jul 1920
LITTLE RIVER ADVANCE. MENT ASSOCIATION. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Marlborough Express, 09 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 10 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 10 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1920
PRICE TRIBUNALS (Hawera & Normanby Star, 13 July 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1920
PRICE TRIBUNAL RESIGNS (Taranaki Daily News 13-7-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1920
STEER ON THE LOOSE. (Feilding Star, 15 July 1920) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 15 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1920
NO RISE IN ASHBURTON YET. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1920
MARRIAGE, (Hawera & Normanby Star, 15 July 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1920
THE PRICE OF SUGAR. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1920
SUGAR RATES. (Grey River Argus, 15 July 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 9 (Evening Post, 16 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 July 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1920
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 17 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1920
PENINSULA BANNER COMPETITION. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1920
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
21 Jul 1920
PROFITEERING (Grey River Argus, 21 July 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1920
PICTURES AND POSTERS. (Evening Post, 21 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1920
PROFITEERING ALLEGED. (Taranaki Daily News 21-7-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1920
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 22 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1920
RAILWAY ACCIDENT. (Taranaki Daily News 22-7-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1920
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 23 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jul 1920
PENDING CHRISTCHURCH CASE. (Ashburton Guardian, 23 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1920
CHRISTCHURCH CHRONICLES (NZ Truth, 24 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 24 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Hawera & Normanby Star, 26 July 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1920
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Evening Post, 27 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jul 1920
LE BON'S BAY ROAD BOARD. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 July 1920) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Ashburton Guardian, 28 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1920
GERSTENA COMPETITION. (Marlborough Express, 28 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1920
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 28 July 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1920
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Taranaki Daily News 28-7-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1920
TREATING CONSUMPTIVES (Evening Post, 29 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1920
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE (Marlborough Express, 29 July 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1920
FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH (Evening Post, 29 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1920
FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH. (Ashburton Guardian, 29 July 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1920
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times 29-7-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 30 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1920
HOME FOR SOLDIERS. (Taranaki Daily News 30-7-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1920
Page 13 Advertisements Column 5 (Evening Post, 31 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 31 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1920
MORGAN O'BRIEN (NZ Truth, 31 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1920
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 31 July 1920) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1920
"PORT CHRISTCHURCH." (Taranaki Daily News 8-1-1920) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1920
SCHOOL MATCHES. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 August 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1920
CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES (Evening Post, 03 August 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1920
SPORTING. (Otago Daily Times 8-3-1920) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
CYCLING TRAGEDY (Northern Advocate, 04 August 1920) Northern Advocate · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
MOTOR CYCLE FATALITY. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 04 August 1920) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
MOTOR CYCLE FATALLY. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 August 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES (Marlborough Express, 04 August 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 August 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
NEW ZEALAND METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 August 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
ALLEGED PROFITEERING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 04 August 1920) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
NEW PROSECUTIONS. (Ashburton Guardian, 04 August 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 04 August 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1920
CHRISTCHURCH TROTTING MEETING. (Otago Daily Times 8-4-1920) Otago Daily Times · 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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