How many records does the archive hold?

67,402 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.

“"Madras Street"”, the shelf

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

1,492 records matching 100 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
1 Sept 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 01 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 9 places
11 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 6 places
14 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
25 Sept 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 September 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29 Sept 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 29 September 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Oct 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 October 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
10 Nov 1900
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1900
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 November 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Dec 1900
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Dec 1900
CANTERBURY JUBILEE. (Star, 15 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1900
THE PROCESSION. (Star, 18 December 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Jan 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 January 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1901
CHRISTCHURCH BEAUTIFYING. (Star, 25 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Jul 1901
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 July 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Aug 1901
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 August 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Sept 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 17 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
23 Sept 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Sept 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Oct 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 October 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 October 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 November 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Nov 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 November 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Nov 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 16 November 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Nov 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 November 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 November 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
30 Nov 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 November 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Dec 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 December 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Dec 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 December 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Dec 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 December 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 December 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jan 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 January 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
7 Feb 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Mar 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Mar 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Mar 1902
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 May 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
14 May 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 May 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jun 1902
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1902
THE CORONATION. (Star, 06 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Sept 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 03 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Oct 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Oct 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1902
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 18 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Oct 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 23 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
23 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 23 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Oct 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Oct 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 30 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
4 Nov 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Dec 1902
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 December 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
30 Dec 1902
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 December 1902) 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.

“"Madras Street"”, the shelf

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