How many records does the archive hold?

81,477 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.

58,764 records matching 98 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 1860s
3 Sept 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (West Coast Times, 03 September 1868) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 12 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 15 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 18 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1868
NELSON DIOCESAN SYNOD, (Colonist, 18 September 1868) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1868
Local and General. (Star, 22 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1868
NEWS OF THE WEEK. (Otago Witness, 26 September 1868) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 September 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1868
Local and General. (Star, 01 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (West Coast Times, 02 October 1868) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1868
SOCIAL. (Otago Daily Times, 05 October 1868) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 06 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 06 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 07 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1868
NEWS OF THE WEEK. (Otago Witness, 10 October 1868) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1868
MAIL NOTICES. (Star, 16 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1868
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 17 October 1868) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1868
OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND. (Wellington Independent, 17 October 1868) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1868
ROAD THROUGH HAGLEY PARK. (Star, 21 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1868
Local and General. (Star, 24 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1868
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 26 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1868
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 27 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 27 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1868
THE Grey River Argus THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1868. (Grey River Argus, 29 October 1868) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1868
TO ADVERTISERS. (Star, 29 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 30 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1868
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 31 October 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1868
Letter to Mary, 31st October 1868 Rowley family letters · Canterbury Stories · no. 71241 · Christchurch City Libraries
31 Oct 1868
Letter to Mary, 31st October 1868 Rowley family letters · Canterbury Stories · no. 71240 · Christchurch City Libraries
2 Nov 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1868
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 November 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1868
THE MONTH. (West Coast Times, 02 November 1868) West Coast 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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