How many records does the archive hold?

72,593 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.

“Passengers + Co”, the shelf

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

1,200 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 1890s
29 Jan 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 29 January 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Feb 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 08 February 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Feb 1892
SHIPPING (Otago Daily Times, 08 February 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1892
THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1892. (Otago Daily Times, 09 February 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 February 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Feb 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 15 February 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Feb 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 23 February 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Feb 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 26 February 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Mar 1892
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 03 March 1892) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Mar 1892
Evenig Post. SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1892. HUMILITY IN HOUSE BUILDING. (Evening Post, 05 March 1892) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
8 Mar 1892
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 March 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 10 March 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Mar 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 March 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Apr 1892
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 01 April 1892) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1892
Latest Locals. (Star, 23 May 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1892
Latest Locals. (Star, 18 June 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Jul 1892
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 July 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 1892
Local & General. (Star, 22 July 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1892
THE REPLACEMENT OF WORN COIN. (Evening Post, 12 September 1892) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1892
LONDON. (Tuapeka Times, 23 November 1892) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Nov 1892
SHIPPING. (Otago Daily Times, 28 November 1892) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1892
Latest Locals. (Star, 06 December 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1892
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 15 December 1892) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29 Dec 1892
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 29 December 1892) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Dec 1892
THE The Grey Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30,1892. (Grey River Argus, 30 December 1892) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1893
A "CLEAN " COLONY. (Evening Post, 06 January 1893) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jan 1893
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN STATE SCHOOLS. (Auckland Star, 13 January 1893) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1893
The Evening Star: WITH WICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1893. (Auckland Star, 20 January 1893) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1893
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 January 1893) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Mar 1893
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 23 March 1893) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1893
Local & General. (Star, 26 September 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1893
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1893
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS (West Coast Times, 13 December 1893) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1893
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1893. (Evening Post, 29 December 1893) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Feb 1894
THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1894. (Otago Daily Times, 13 February 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Feb 1894
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 14 February 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Mar 1894
Local & General. (Star, 12 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1894
LOOAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 15 March 1894) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 March 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1894
Local & General. (Star, 11 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 May 1894
Untitled (Auckland Star, 11 May 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Taranaki Herald, 02 June 1894) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1894
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 14 June 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1894
Evening Post. MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1894 THE EX-SPEAKER. (Evening Post, 25 June 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1894
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 04 September 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
8 Nov 1894
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1891 THE MARINE REGULATIONS OF STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. (Evening Post, 08 November 1894) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1894
THE GROCERS AND THE HALF-HOLIDAY. (Auckland Star, 21 November 1894) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 17 December 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1894
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 December 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jan 1895
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 14 January 1895) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1895
OVERLAND PASSENGERS. (Otago Daily Times, 18 February 1895) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1895
THE HON MR AWARD'S MISSION. (New Zealand Tablet, 10 May 1895) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1895
PORT OF TIMARU. (Timaru Herald, 04 June 1895) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Nov 1895
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 29 November 1895) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1895
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 04 December 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1895
OTAGO A: AND P. SOCIETY'S SHOW. (Otago Witness, 05 December 1895) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Dec 1895
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 09 December 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1896
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 11 January 1896) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jan 1896
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 January 1896) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1896
CABLED TOPICS. (Evening Post, 25 January 1896) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1896
ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (Auckland Star, 21 March 1896) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jun 1896
Page 4 Advertisements Column 7 (Hawke's Bay Herald, 22 June 1896) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1896
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 July 1896) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1896
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 14 August 1896) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1896
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 October 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1896
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 06 October 1896) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1896
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 08 October 1896) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 02 January 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1897
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 01 February 1897) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 11 February 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Feb 1897
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 11 February 1897) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 06 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Mar 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 11 March 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 26 April 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 May 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 18 May 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1897
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Inangahua Times, 25 May 1897) Inangahua Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 May 1897
LOCAL ACT GENERAL. (Star, 27 May 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jun 1897
LTTTELTON, (Star, 05 June 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1897
ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (Otago Witness, 01 July 1897) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1897
WRECK OF HUDDART PARKER STEAMER (Taranaki Herald, 02 August 1897) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 13 August 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 6 places
19 Aug 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 19 August 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 29 September 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 01 October 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1897
West Coast Times. TUESDAY, OCT 12, 1897. THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE. (West Coast Times, 12 October 1897) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 13 October 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1897
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 08 November 1897) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 20 November 1897) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Dec 1897
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 December 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1898
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 27 January 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Feb 1898
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 11 February 1898) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Feb 1898
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 16 February 1898) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1898
OMNIUM GATHERUM. (Otago Daily Times, 15 March 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Mar 1898
Biographical Notes of Settlers of the First Decade. THE OLD IDENTITY. (Otago Witness, 31 March 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1898
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 06 April 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1898
THE CRICKET GROUND PAVILION (Auckland Star, 07 April 1898) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1898
CURRENT TOPICS. (Otago Daily Times, 09 April 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Apr 1898
LQCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 14 April 1898) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1898
The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1898. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 May 1898) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1898
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. (Star, 20 June 1898) 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.

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