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.

10,093 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
8 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Jul 1909
Page 16 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Tablet, 08 July 1909) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 10 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Jul 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 10 July 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 10 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1909
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (West Coast Times, 10 July 1909) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 12 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1909
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (West Coast Times, 12 July 1909) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 14 July 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1909
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (West Coast Times, 14 July 1909) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1909
THE WATER SUPPLY. (Star, 14 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1909
Page 1098 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Tablet, 15 July 1909) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Jul 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (NZ Truth, 17 July 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 17 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jul 1909
Page 1138 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Tablet, 22 July 1909) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1909
Page 1154 Advertisements Column 2 (New Zealand Tablet, 22 July 1909) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 24 July 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1909
TABLE TALK (Otago Witness, 28 July 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wanganui Chronicle, 30 July 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 31 July 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Marlborough Express, 31 July 1909) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Jul 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 31 July 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Aug 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1909
A STRANGE QUEST. (Otago Witness, 04 August 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 04 August 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1909
ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 August 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Wanganui Chronicle, 06 August 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 07 August 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1909
CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY (Star, 10 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Aug 1909
BEAUTIFYING ASSOCIATION. (Star, 10 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 14 August 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1909
THE ART OF MUSIC. (Taranaki Herald, 17 August 1909) Taranaki Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 21 August 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1909
THE CRITIC. (NZ Truth, 21 August 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Aug 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 26 August 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1909
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 28 August 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 31 August 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Evening Post, 02 September 1909) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1909
PERSONAL. (Colonist, 06 September 1909) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Sept 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 14 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL, (Otago Witness, 15 September 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Sept 1909
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1909
DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 22 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Sept 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 29 September 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Sept 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 September 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 02 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 02 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1909
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 05 October 1909) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 Oct 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Oct 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Oct 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 08 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Oct 1909
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 09 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (NZ Truth, 09 October 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Oct 1909
PIONEER RECOLLECTIONS. (Mataura Ensign 10-9-1909) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Oct 1909
Page 10 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 16 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Oct 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1909
THE FIRE PLANT. (Star, 20 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 20 October 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Oct 1909
CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY. (Poverty Bay Herald, 21 October 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Oct 1909
Plan, Hastings suburban farm and residential allotments for sale by Christchurch Press Co. Ltd; Kennedy Bros & Morgan Licensed Surveyors · Hawke's Bay Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum
23 Oct 1909
Plan, Turamoe Estate land for sale by Christchurch Press Co. Ltd; Kennedy Bros & Morgan Licensed Surveyors · Hawke's Bay Museum · Hawke's Bay Museum
23 Oct 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (NZ Truth, 23 October 1909) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1909
CANTERBURY SHEEP LOSSES. (Wanganui Chronicle, 25 October 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1909
FURTHER LOSSES. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 October 1909) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 October 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1909
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 27 October 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Oct 1909
SERIOUS EFFECT ON SHEEP. (Otago Witness, 27 October 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1909
CHRISTCHURCH MOTOR CAR FATALITY. (Tuapeka Times, 27 October 1909) Tuapeka Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1909
CYCLING. (Ashburton Guardian, 30 October 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1909
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 30 October 1909) NZ Truth · 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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