How many records does the archive hold?

65,200 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.

“"Fairfield Avenue"”, the shelf

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

78 records matching 77 of these 78 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
9 Jan 1900
SYDENHAM. (Star, 09 January 1900) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 19 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 February 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Mar 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Mar 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 March 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Apr 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 April 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 May 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 May 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 09 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 May 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 16 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 21 May 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jun 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 20 June 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Jul 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jul 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
26 Jul 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Aug 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 29 August 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
6 Sept 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Sept 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 17 September 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Oct 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 October 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 07 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Nov 1902
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Nov 1902
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 November 1902) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Jan 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 02 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 03 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
17 Jan 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 17 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
23 Jan 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 23 January 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Feb 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Feb 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 21 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Feb 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Feb 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 28 February 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
4 Mar 1903
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 04 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1903
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 March 1903) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 29 January 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Feb 1904
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 10 February 1904) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1905
Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 February 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Aug 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 27 August 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 05 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Sept 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 19 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Sept 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Sept 1906
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 22 September 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Oct 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 25 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 26 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 29 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 October 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Nov 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 15 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1906
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 November 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
7 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 07 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 10 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1906
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Dec 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 24 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Dec 1906
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 26 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Dec 1906
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 December 1906) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 03 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jan 1907
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 04 January 1907) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1907
FIRES. (Ashburton Guardian, 10 September 1907) Ashburton Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1908
BIRTHS. (Star, 08 April 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Nov 1908
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 14 November 1908) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 February 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Mar 1909
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Mar 1909
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 March 1909) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1910s
18 Aug 1915
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 18 August 1915) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Oct 1916
ROLL OF HONOUR (Otago Daily Times 14-10-1916) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1920s
11 Aug 1926
PERSONAL MATTERS (Evening Post, 11 August 1926) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1940s
21 Jun 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 21 June 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
31 Dec 1941
ROLL OF HONOUR (Evening Post, 31 December 1941) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 2000s
1 Mar 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 3 places
29 Mar 2001
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
22 Aug 2002
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
18 Nov 2004
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 1 place
13 Apr 2006
In Bankruptcy New Zealand Gazette · Department of Internal Affairs · text read · about 2 places
the 2010s
15 Jan 2019
Fairfield Avenue from Addington Cemetery Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · 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.

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