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.

“The Station”, the shelf

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

10,078 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 1900s
27 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 27 October 1906) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 31 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Oct 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 31 October 1906) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Nov 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Wanganui Chronicle, 05 November 1906) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1906
WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Colonist, 09 November 1906) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 12 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 12 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1906
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 14 November 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 16 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 16 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 20 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Nov 1906
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1906
FUNERAL OF THE LATE HON. ALBERT PITT: THE BODY BEING TAKEN FROM THE ANGLICAN CHURCH BAR-BADOES-STREET CEMETERY, CHRISTCHURCH, TO THE RAILWAY STATION, EN ROUTE TO NELSON by Auckland Weekly News; Hinge, L. · Auckland Weekly News · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
30 Nov 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 30 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1906
CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, November 30. (Otago Witness, 05 December 1906) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Dec 1906
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 07 December 1906) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Nelson Evening Mail, 13 December 1906) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1906
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1906
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1906
EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1906. (Marlborough Express, 31 December 1906) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1907
RAILWAY TRAFFIC. (Otago Witness, 02 January 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 09 January 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1907
The exhibition city: the railway station, Christchurch by New Zealand Graphic; New Zealand. Department of Tourist and Health Resorts and Publicity · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
15 Jan 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jan 1907
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. Motto: —We write for the benefit of others, not (Otago Witness, 30 January 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
SCHOOL EXCURSIONS TO THE EXHIBITION. (Otago Witness, 06 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Nelson Evening Mail, 06 February 1907) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Feb 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 06 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Feb 1907
The Clutha Leader. BALCLUTHA: TUESDAY, JULY 2. CATLINS BRANCH TRAINS. (Clutha Leader 2-7-1907) Clutha Leader · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 11 February 1907) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1907
OAMARU GRAIN MARKET. (Otago Witness, 13 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1907
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1907
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 20 February 1907) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Feb 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 February 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Feb 1907
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 26 February 1907) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1907
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Mar 1907
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 02 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1907
THE Freezing Works Trouble. (Star, 05 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1907
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 12 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1907
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Poverty Bay Herald, 13 March 1907) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Mar 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1907
MAGISTERIAL. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1907
CHRISTCHURCH ITEMS. (Wanganui Herald, 15 March 1907) Wanganui Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1907
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 March 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Mar 1907
Taranaki Herald MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1907. THE HARBOUR. (Taranaki Herald, 18 March 1907) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Mar 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 March 1907) Star · 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.

“The Station”, the shelf

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