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.

“"Lyttelton"”, the shelf

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

10,295 records matching 97 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 1850s
23 Jun 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 23 June 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 June 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 June 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 27 June 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 27 June 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jul 1855
The Lyttelton Times. Saturday, July 14. (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Jul 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 July 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
1 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 01 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 08 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 08 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 08 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 08 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1855
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Aug 1855
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1855
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1855
SHIPPING NEWS (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
25 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
25 Aug 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1855
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 29 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1855
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 29 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1855
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 August 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1855
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 01 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Sept 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Sept 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 01 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
5 Sept 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 05 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1855
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 05 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 08 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Sept 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Sept 1855
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
19 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 19 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Sept 1855
Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Sept 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Sept 1855
The Lyttelton Times. Wednesday, Sept. 26. (Lyttelton Times, 26 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1855
The Lyttelton Times. Saturday, Sept. 29. (Lyttelton Times, 29 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Sept 1855
CORRESPONDENCE. (Lyttelton Times, 29 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Sept 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 29 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1855
Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 October 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
3 Oct 1855
CORRESPONDENCE. (Lyttelton Times, 03 October 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Oct 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 06 October 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Oct 1855
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 06 October 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Oct 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 October 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
10 Oct 1855
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 October 1855) Lyttelton Times · 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.

“"Lyttelton"”, the shelf

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