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.

“The Parlour”, the shelf

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

157 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
6 Nov 1852
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 06 November 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1852
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 20 November 1852) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Mar 1854
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 March 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1854
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 April 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Apr 1854
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 April 1854) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1855
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 December 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Dec 1855
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 December 1855) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Apr 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 23 April 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Apr 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 30 April 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1856
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 03 May 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1856
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 14 May 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Jun 1856
Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 21 June 1856) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Oct 1857
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 October 1857) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1860s
10 Mar 1860
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 10 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Sept 1860
CANTERBURY RIFLE CORPS. (Lyttelton Times, 12 September 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Nov 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 07 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
20 Feb 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 20 February 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Nov 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 09 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1862
Page 9 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 01 February 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
29 Nov 1867
Average, 29.8. (Otago Witness, 29 November 1867) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Jun 1868
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 16 June 1868) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 07 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Jan 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 09 January 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Oct 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Oct 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 28 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1870s
27 Sept 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 September 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
20 Nov 1871
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 November 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Feb 1874
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 11 February 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Sept 1874
LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 24 September 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 May 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 21 May 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 October 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jun 1876
SOCIAL AND GENERAL. (Otago Daily Times, 05 June 1876) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jul 1876
Page 1 Advertisements Column 8 (Otago Daily Times, 28 July 1876) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Oct 1877
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 17 October 1877) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1878
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 04 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Sept 1878
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 September 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 13 February 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Oct 1879
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 20 October 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1879
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 November 1879) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1880s
28 Jan 1880
Untitled (Auckland Star, 28 January 1880) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Jun 1880
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 25 June 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Oct 1880
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 02 October 1880) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 May 1881
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 31 May 1881) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jun 1882
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 June 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1882
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 August 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1882
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 11 October 1882) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Dec 1882
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 23 December 1882) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
5 Mar 1883
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 05 March 1883) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Feb 1884
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 February 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Feb 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 28 February 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Mar 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 21 March 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 May 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 28 May 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Oct 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 22 October 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
24 Oct 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 24 October 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1884
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 11 December 1884) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Jun 1885
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 01 June 1885) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Jun 1885
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 17 June 1885) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Jun 1885
Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 18 June 1885) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jan 1886
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 January 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Jan 1886
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 27 January 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Feb 1886
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 18 February 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Feb 1886
COURSING. OUR TRAINING KENNELS. (Otago Witness, 27 February 1886) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1886
Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 (Star, 18 May 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1886
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 12 July 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Jul 1886
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 26 July 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
28 Jul 1886
THE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL. (Evening Post, 28 July 1886) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Aug 1886
Page 2 Advertisements Column 8 (Star, 30 August 1886) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Feb 1888
Page 2 Advertisements Column 6 (Star, 25 February 1888) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1888
LOCAL & GENERAL. (Otago Witness, 06 April 1888) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Apr 1889
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 05 April 1889) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1889
THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL. (Evening Post, 12 April 1889) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 5 places
24 Jun 1889
Untitled (Auckland Star, 24 June 1889) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Sept 1889
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 23 September 1889) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 Nov 1889
Local & General. (Star, 27 November 1889) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
the 1890s
1 Nov 1890
BARRETT'S HOTEL. (Star, 01 November 1890) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jan 1891
Page 3 Advertisements Column 6 (Evening Post, 28 January 1891) Evening Post · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1892
Local & General. (Star, 25 November 1892) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
2 Oct 1893
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 02 October 1893) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 Mar 1894
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Otago Daily Times, 10 March 1894) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Apr 1894
Local & General. (Star, 30 April 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 May 1894
Local & General. (Star, 26 May 1894) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Jun 1894
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Oxford Observer, 30 June 1894) Oxford Observer · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Feb 1895
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 13 February 1895) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Sept 1896
QThe Feilding Star. Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette Published Daily. SATURDAY, SEPT. 26, 1896. Local and General News. (Feilding Star, 26 September 1896) Feilding Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Apr 1897
TOWN & COUNTRY. (Timaru Herald, 17 April 1897) Timaru Herald · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 May 1897
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 04 May 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
27 May 1897
LOCAL ACT GENERAL. (Star, 27 May 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Jul 1897
LOCAL AKD GENERAL. (Star, 16 July 1897) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Jul 1898
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times, 12 July 1898) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Dec 1898
NEW ZEALAND: GENERAL. (New Zealand Tablet, 01 December 1898) New Zealand Tablet · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Dec 1898
West Coast Times SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1898. A VINDICATION. (West Coast Times, 03 December 1898) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Oct 1899
Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 (Star, 28 October 1899) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1900s
24 May 1902
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Auckland Star, 24 May 1902) Auckland Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1904
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 28-3-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1904
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 13-4-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1904
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Otago Daily Times 16-4-1904) Otago Daily Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 November 1905) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Dec 1905
Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 12 December 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.

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