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.

“"Lyttelton"”, the shelf

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

14,818 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 1870s
13 Jul 1878
Untitled (Hawke's Bay Herald, 13 July 1878) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jul 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 16 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 18 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1878
SUPREME COURT. (Star, 18 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1878
CUSTOMS REVENUE RETURNS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1877-1878. (Timaru Herald, 19 July 1878) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1878
TELEGRAMS. (Marlborough Express, 24 July 1878) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 July 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 July 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 July 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 03 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 08 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 09 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 16 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1878
LOCAL AMD GENERAL. (Star, 17 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 August 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1878
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 26 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 August 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1878
OPENING OF THE CHRISTCHURCH AND DUNEDIN RAILWAY. (Star, 07 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1878
Evening Post. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1878. (Evening Post, 12 September 1878) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1878
Untitled (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Timaru Herald, 23 September 1878) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Sept 1878
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1878
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 25 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Sept 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 September 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 30 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 05 October 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 09 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 19 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Oct 1878
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 21 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 7 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 October 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Oct 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 25 October 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Oct 1878
LOOAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 30 October 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1878
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 November 1878) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 08 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Nov 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Thames Star, 09 November 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Wanganui Chronicle, 13 November 1878) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1878
CHRISTCHURCH (Thames Star, 15 November 1878) Thames Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Nov 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1878
TELEGRAMS. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 19 November 1878) Hawke's Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Nov 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 22 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Nov 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 23 November 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 December 1878) 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.

“"Lyttelton"”, the shelf

The shelf

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