How many records does the archive hold?

70,536 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 Piano”, the shelf

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

1,971 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
5 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Nov 1904
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Evening Post, 11 November 1904) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 19 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 19 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Nov 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 23 November 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Nov 1904
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 23-11-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1904
OTAGO AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SHOW. (Otago Witness, 30 November 1904) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 05 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Dec 1904
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 12-5-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 10 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
21 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Nelson Evening Mail, 28 December 1904) Nelson Evening Mail · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Dec 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 29 December 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Jan 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1905
West Coast Times. MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1965. THE VISIT OF THE PREMIER. (West Coast Times, 09 January 1905) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jan 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
14 Jan 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jan 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jan 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 January 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 04 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Feb 1905
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Feb 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 11 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Feb 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 07 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Mar 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 11 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Mar 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Mar 1905
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 16-3-1905) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 21 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Mar 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 25 March 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 08 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 13 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 14 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 22 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1905
Special gossip (New Zealand Free Lance, 22 April 1905) New Zealand Free Lance · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 April 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 May 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 06 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1905
TABLE TALK. (Otago Witness, 17 May 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 May 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 May 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 24 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1905
FOOTBALL. (Otago Witness, 24 May 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 May 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 May 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 May 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1905
Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 03 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 05 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 07 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1905
LETTERS FROM THE LITTLE FOLK. (Otago Witness, 07 June 1905) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 08 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 21 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 27 June 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 01 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 04 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 05 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 10 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 12 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 15 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 22 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 22 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 24 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 25 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 28 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 29 July 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jul 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 29 July 1905) 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.

“The Piano”, the shelf

The shelf

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