How many records does the archive hold?

69,585 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 Salisbury Hotel”, the shelf

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

608 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
3 Dec 1853
Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 03 December 1853) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Mar 1859
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 02 March 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1859
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 09 March 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1859
Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 30 April 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 May 1859
Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 11 May 1859) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1860s
17 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 17 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
21 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 21 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 24 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 Mar 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 31 March 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
4 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 04 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 07 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 11 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 14 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 18 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
21 Apr 1860
Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 21 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 9 places
21 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 21 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Apr 1860
Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 4 places
25 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 25 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Apr 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 28 April 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 May 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 02 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 May 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 05 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 May 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 12 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 May 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 16 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 May 1860
JURY LIST FOR 1860. (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 7 places
19 May 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 19 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 May 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 23 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 May 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 26 May 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Jun 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 02 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Jun 1860
Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 06 June 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Nov 1860
Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 (Lyttelton Times, 17 November 1860) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Apr 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
27 Apr 1861
Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 27 April 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jun 1861
Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
15 Jun 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 June 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 Aug 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 17 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 Aug 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 24 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 Aug 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 31 August 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Sept 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 04 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Sept 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Sept 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 11 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Sept 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 September 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Oct 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 02 October 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Nov 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 13 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Nov 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 16 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
20 Nov 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 20 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
23 Nov 1861
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 23 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 30 November 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Dec 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 December 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Dec 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 December 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 14 December 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Dec 1861
Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 18 December 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1861
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 28 December 1861) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Apr 1862
ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.-CLAIMS TO VOTE-1862. (Lyttelton Times, 09 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Apr 1862
ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.—CLAIMS TO VOTE—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 3 places
23 Apr 1862
CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 23 April 1862) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Mar 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 09 March 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 May 1869
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 01 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 May 1869
Magisterial. (Star, 04 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 14 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 May 1869
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Aug 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 03 August 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Oct 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 12 October 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
14 Dec 1869
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 14 December 1869) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1870s
8 Mar 1870
Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 08 March 1870) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jan 1871
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 January 1871) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Nov 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 19 November 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Nov 1872
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 20 November 1872) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Jan 1874
CITY COUNCIL. (Star, 20 January 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
12 Feb 1874
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 12 February 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Apr 1874
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 30 April 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Sept 1874
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 03 September 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Nov 1874
MAGISTERIAL. (Star, 04 November 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
10 Dec 1874
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 10 December 1874) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 15 April 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 Jun 1875
West Coast Times. THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1875. (West Coast Times, 03 June 1875) West Coast Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
27 Oct 1875
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. (Otago Daily Times, 27 October 1875) Otago Daily Times · 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
10 Nov 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 10 November 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Nov 1875
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 25 November 1875) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
25 Dec 1875
News of the Week. (Otago Witness, 25 December 1875) Otago Witness · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Mar 1876
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 02 March 1876) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1876
EXPRESS" TELEGRAMS (Marlborough Express, 08 November 1876) Marlborough Express · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Nov 1876
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 30 November 1876) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Dec 1876
CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 28 December 1876) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Mar 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 30 March 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 01 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
2 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 02 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 06 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 06 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 08 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 11 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 11 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 13 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 15 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
16 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 16 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
17 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
18 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 18 April 1878) Star · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
20 Apr 1878
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 20 April 1878) 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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