How many records does the archive hold?

62,792 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.

“Farmers”, the shelf

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

2,037 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 1850s
31 May 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Mar 1852
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jun 1852
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 June 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Jul 1852
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 July 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Jul 1852
Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 24 July 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1853
CHRISTCHURCH MARKET. (Lyttelton Times, 14 May 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 May 1853
CHRISTCHURCH MARKET. (Lyttelton Times, 21 May 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Sept 1853
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 September 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1853
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 24 September 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Oct 1853
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1853
Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Oct 1853
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1854
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 23 August 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Sept 1855
CORRESPONDENCE. (Lyttelton Times, 29 September 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Oct 1855
CORRESPONDENCE. (Lyttelton Times, 03 October 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jun 1856
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 June 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 May 1857
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 13 May 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Mar 1858
Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 31 March 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 May 1858
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1858
Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 02 June 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Aug 1858
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 August 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Aug 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 August 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1858
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Sept 1858
Local Intelligence. (Lyttelton Times, 25 September 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 30 October 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Nov 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Nov 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Nov 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 20 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Nov 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 27 November 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Dec 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Dec 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Dec 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 08 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Dec 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Dec 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
18 Dec 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Dec 1858
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Dec 1858
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1858) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 January 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jul 1859
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 06 July 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1859
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 31 August 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
7 Sept 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Dec 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 December 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Dec 1859
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 December 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Dec 1859
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 31 December 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1860s
4 Jan 1860
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 January 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 03 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 07 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 10 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Apr 1860
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
23 Jun 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 23 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 27 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Jul 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 July 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Jul 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 04 July 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jul 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 07 July 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
14 Jul 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 14 July 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Aug 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 August 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Aug 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 August 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Aug 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 August 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
22 Aug 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Sept 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 05 September 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Sept 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 September 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 26 September 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
6 Oct 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 06 October 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 31 October 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 October 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Nov 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 03 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 Nov 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Nov 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Nov 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 21 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Dec 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 26 December 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 02 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Jan 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 02 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Jan 1861
The Lyttelton Times. (Lyttelton Times, 05 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jan 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 05 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jan 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 26 January 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
13 Mar 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 March 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 May 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 08 May 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jul 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 13 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jul 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 17 July 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 17 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Aug 1861
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 21 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Aug 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1861
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Oct 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 30 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Nov 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 02 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Jan 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Jan 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Jan 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 18 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
22 Jan 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Jan 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 January 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Feb 1862
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 01 February 1862) 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.

“Farmers”, the shelf

The shelf

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