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.

“"Lincoln Road"”, the shelf

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

1,520 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
2 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jun 1899
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 24 June 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 June 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 07 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 08 July 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 12 July 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Jul 1899
CANTERBURY DOINGS. (Otago Witness, 13 July 1899) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 25 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 July 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1899
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
8 Aug 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 08 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Aug 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 11 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Aug 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Aug 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
29 Aug 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 29 August 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
9 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 09 September 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
12 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 September 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
13 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 13 September 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 15 September 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 16 September 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 September 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ellesmere Guardian, 20 September 1899) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
22 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 September 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Sept 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 September 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Oct 1899
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 October 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 31 October 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 03 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 17 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 24 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 28 November 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Dec 1899
TO-DAY'S ELECTION. (Star, 06 December 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 12 December 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
16 Dec 1899
SOLVERS AND THEIR CRITICISMS. (Star, 16 December 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 20 December 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Dec 1899
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 22 December 1899) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1899
CHRISTMASTIDE. (Star, 23 December 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
21 Mar 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 21 March 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
24 Apr 1900
WEST CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 24 April 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 May 1900
DRAINAGE BOARD. (Star, 09 May 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1900
Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 01 June 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jun 1900
MAGISTERIAL. CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 29 June 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 July 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 14 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 8 places
21 Aug 1900
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 21 August 1900) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
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
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
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
25 Oct 1900
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 October 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 09 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 15 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 February 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 March 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Jun 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 03 June 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 August 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
6 Sept 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 September 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
10 Sept 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1901
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
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
19 Sept 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 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
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (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
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
28 Sept 1901
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Sept 1901
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 September 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1901
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 October 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 October 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
11 Oct 1901
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 October 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Oct 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 October 1901) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1901
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 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

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.

“"Lincoln Road"”, the shelf

The shelf

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