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.

“"High Street"”, the shelf

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

7,850 records matching 95 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
27 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR. (Evening Post, 27 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1915
THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 27-8-1915) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 28 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 30 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1915
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Evening Post, 01 September 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 04 September 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 13 September 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1915
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 November 1915) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1915
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 November 1915) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1915
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 November 1915) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Dec 1915
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (Wairarapa Daily Times, 09 December 1915) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1915
BACK FROM THE WAR (Otago Daily Times 24-12-1915) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1916
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 29 January 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Feb 1916
DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times 2-3-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1916
THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 2-8-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1916
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times 24-6-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 04 October 1916) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1916
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 14-10-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 25 October 1916) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 31 October 1916) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1916
CONFECTIONER FOUND DROWNED. (Colonist, 24 November 1916) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Mar 1917
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ellesmere Guardian, 17 March 1917) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1917
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (NZ Truth, 05 May 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jun 1917
EIGHTH BALLOT (Grey River Argus, 07 June 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1917
THE CALL TO ARMS. (Colonist, 07 June 1917) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 03 August 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1917
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 04 August 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1917
15000 MEN CALLED UP (Evening Post, 03 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Sept 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 22 September 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 29 September 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 06 October 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 13 October 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1917
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 17 October 1917) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Oct 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 20 October 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 27 October 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1917
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 27 October 1917) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 03 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 10 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1917
THE ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 11-10-1917) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 17 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 24 November 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1917
BACK FROM THE FRONT (Otago Daily Times 12-1-1917) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (NZ Truth, 08 December 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 15 December 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1917
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 22 December 1917) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Marlborough Express, 02 January 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 05 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1918
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 05 January 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 January 1918) NZ Truth · 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
26 Jan 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 26 January 1918) NZ Truth · 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
5 Feb 1918
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 05 February 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 09 February 1918) NZ Truth · 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
23 Feb 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 23 February 1918) NZ Truth · 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
9 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 09 March 1918) NZ Truth · 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
23 Mar 1918
IMPROVEMENTS (Grey River Argus, 23 March 1918) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 30 March 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 06 April 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 7 (NZ Truth, 20 April 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 04 May 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 11 May 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 18 May 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 03 August 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Otago Daily Times 20-9-1918) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 23 October 1918) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 26 October 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 30 October 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Marlborough Express, 31 October 1918) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 02 November 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 09 November 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Nov 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 23 November 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 30 November 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 14 December 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 21 December 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1918
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 28 December 1918) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1919
High Street, Christchurch, 1919 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 398817 · Auckland Libraries
1919
High Street, Christchurch, 1919 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · no. 398811 · Auckland Libraries
4 Jan 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 04 January 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jan 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 18 January 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 25 January 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 01 February 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 22 February 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 08 March 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 15 March 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 22 March 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 31 May 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 07 June 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1919
1919 Peace Celebrations, High Street Glass plates · Canterbury Stories · no. 80493 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jul 1919
1919 Peace Celebrations, High Street Glass plates · Canterbury Stories · no. 80500 · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jul 1919
1919 Peace Celebrations, Manchester Street Glass plates · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
5 Jul 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 05 July 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 11 July 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 12 July 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 19 July 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 6 (NZ Truth, 26 July 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1919
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 02 August 1919) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place

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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