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.

“Passengers And Co.”, the shelf

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

1,074 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 1900s
29 Dec 1908
TRAMS COMPARED, (Evening Post, 29 December 1908) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1909
PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. (Otago Witness, 06 January 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1909
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 19 January 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 02 February 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Feb 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Star, 05 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Feb 1909
INFORMATION 'REGARDING VICTIMS. (Poverty Bay Herald, 15 February 1909) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 17 February 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Feb 1909
OUR LONDON LETTER. (Wanganui Chronicle, 17 February 1909) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Feb 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 23 February 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Feb 1909
The Grey River Argus and Blackball News. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26th, 1909. (Grey River Argus, 26 February 1909) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1909
TELEGRAMS. (Feilding Star, 15 March 1909) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Mar 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 26 March 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 06 April 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 09 April 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1909
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 30 April 1909) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1909
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 30 June 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Aug 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 05 August 1909) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Sept 1909
TIMARU, September 6. (Otago Witness, 08 September 1909) Otago Witness · 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
9 Oct 1909
PIONEER RECOLLECTIONS. (Mataura Ensign 10-9-1909) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Nov 1909
OMSIUM GATHERUM (Otago Witness, 10 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Nov 1909
LOCAL & GENERAL (Otago Witness, 24 November 1909) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
30 Nov 1909
BOROUGH MATTERS. (West Coast Times, 30 November 1909) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1909
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 03 December 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
31 Mar 1910
LOCAL AND RENEWAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 31 March 1910) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jun 1910
Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. WEDNESDAY, JUNG 15, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Ashburton Guardian, 15 June 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1910
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 06 July 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jul 1910
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 08 July 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1910
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 July 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Sept 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 21 September 1910) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Oct 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Evening Post, 05 October 1910) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1910
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 02 November 1910) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Dec 1910
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 13 December 1910) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Dec 1910
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 29 December 1910) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 16 January 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
25 Jan 1911
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 25 January 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 30 January 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 16 March 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
1 Apr 1911
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Poverty Bay Herald, 01 April 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
20 May 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 20 May 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1911
Page 7 Advertisements Column 6 (Wanganui Chronicle, 27 June 1911) Wanganui Chronicle · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1911
AKAROA COUNTY COUNCIL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 27 June 1911) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1911
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 17 July 1911) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Aug 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Feilding Star, 08 August 1911) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Sept 1911
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 September 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1911
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 04 October 1911) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Oct 1911
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (Marlborough Express, 23 October 1911) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1911
CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY. (Ashburton Guardian, 26 October 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1911
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 01 November 1911) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1911
WOMEN IN PRINT. (Evening Post, 11 November 1911) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1912
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 03 January 1912) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1912
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 01 March 1912) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1912
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 22 April 1912) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Aug 1912
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 07 August 1912) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1912
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 30 October 1912) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jan 1913
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 25 January 1913) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1913
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Taranaki Daily News 7-6-1913) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Aug 1913
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 06 August 1913) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1913
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 20 December 1913) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1914
Women In Print. (Evening Post, 30 January 1914) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jun 1914
Grey River Argus and Black News FRIDAY, JUNE 12th, 1914 (Grey River Argus, 12 June 1914) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Aug 1914
OMNIUM GATHERUM (Otago Daily Times 8-12-1914) Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Sept 1914
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Ashburton Guardian, 05 September 1914) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 19 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1914
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (NZ Truth, 26 September 1914) NZ Truth · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1914
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Ellesmere Guardian, 21 November 1914) Ellesmere Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1915
Untitled (Poverty Bay Herald, 26 October 1915) Poverty Bay Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1915
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 03 November 1915) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1916
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Taranaki Daily News 24-3-1916) Taranaki Daily News · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 June 1916) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1916
Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 (Ashburton Guardian, 11 July 1916) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Sept 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 09 September 1916) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1916
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 14 December 1916) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1916
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 20 December 1916) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 May 1917
LOCAL km GENERAL HEWS. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 23 May 1917) Hawera & Normanby Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1917
Women in Print. (Evening Post, 13 September 1917) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Oct 1917
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 03 October 1917) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1918
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 07 May 1918) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jan 1919
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 January 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jan 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 January 1919) Wairarapa Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1919
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 04 March 1919) Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Mar 1919
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS (Marlborough Express, 06 March 1919) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Grey River Argus, 17 April 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 30 April 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1919
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Colonist, 21 May 1919) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 May 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 28 May 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 May 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 30 May 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jul 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Grey River Argus, 11 July 1919) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jul 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL (Evening Post, 21 July 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Aug 1919
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 29 August 1919) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 03 November 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Dec 1919
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Ashburton Guardian, 17 December 1919) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
28 Feb 1920
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Colonist, 28 February 1920) Colonist · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Mar 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 19 March 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Ashburton Guardian, 04 May 1920) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 May 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 07 May 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jul 1920
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Evening Post, 30 July 1920) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Sept 1920
STEERING NORTH. (Marlborough Express, 02 September 1920) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Nov 1920
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Grey River Argus, 05 November 1920) Grey River Argus · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Nov 1920
MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY AT TIMARU (NZ Truth, 06 November 1920) 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.

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