How many records does the archive hold?

60,434 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.

“Z”, the shelf

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

60,434 records matching 61 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 1800s
1 Jan 1800
High School - Christchurch by Burton Brothers; Unknown · Photography · Te Papa Collections Online · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
1 Jan 1801
Cathedral Square, Christchurch by James Valentine · Auckland Art Gallery Collection · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
1 Jan 1801
Christchurch from Cathedral tower by James Valentine · Auckland Art Gallery Collection · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
1 Jan 1801
On the Avon, Christchurch, New Zealand by James Valentine · Auckland Art Gallery Collection · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
the 1820s
1 Jan 1826
The Tower, Christchurch, Oxford by Joseph Ince · Mackelvie Trust Collection · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki · Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
the 1840s
15 Dec 1841
LAST- NIGHT'S MEETING. (New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, 15 December 1841) New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Jun 1843
METROPOLITAN ANTI-CORN LAW ASSOCIATION. (New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, 13 June 1843) New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Jan 1847
Original deeds in favour of the brothers Deans of their property at Dean's Bush, Riccarton, near Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · no. 50819 · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
1 Jan 1847
Original deeds in favour of the brothers Deans of their property at Dean's Bush, Riccarton, near Christchurch Hocken Digital Collections · no. 50820 · Hocken Collections - Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago; University of Otago
26 Apr 1848
THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. (New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, 26 April 1848) New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Aug 1849
THE "Wellington Independent." Wednesday, August 22, 1849. (Wellington Independent, 22 August 1849) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Sept 1849
Untitled (Daily Southern Cross, 28 September 1849) Daily Southern Cross · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
the 1850s
1 Jan 1850
Barbadoes St Cemetery: index to cemetery registers by Church of England · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1850
Christchurch NZ, 1852-1921 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jan 1850
Avon River, Christchurch, 1852 by Barker, Alfred Charles, 1819-1873 · Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jan 1850
13 Dublin Street, Lyttelton 2023 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1850
Family portrait Smyth family collection · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1850
Holy Trinity Church, Lyttelton Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1 Jan 1850
Lake Wakatipu William Travers photograph album · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1850
A Good Deed 2010 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1850
Annie Elizabeth Whitla 2013 Photo Hunt · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1850
Signatures of members of the First General Synod of the Church of England in NZ, 1859 Photographs / He Whakaahua · Kura Heritage Collections Online · Auckland Libraries
1851
Islay Cottage - List No. 3351 The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero · Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga · about 1 place
1 Jan 1851
Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - area 1B Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1851
Barbadoes St Cemetery plan - area 1A Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1851
Barbadoes Street Cemetery: alphabetical list of burials by Church of England · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
1 Jan 1851
Barque StedfastBarque Steadfast Archives · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries
1 Jan 1851
Painting: Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ by Henry Ffitch · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1851
Sketch: Christchurch, Number One by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1851
Sketch: Christchurch, Number Two by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1851
Sketch: Interior of the Sitting Room of Blackwall House by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1851
Sketch: Interior of Studding Sail Hall by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
1 Jan 1851
Sketch: Studding Sail Hall by Alfred Charles Barker · Canterbury Museum · Canterbury Museum
18 Jan 1851
No. I.—THE BRIDLE-PATH TO THE PERRY (Lyttelton Times, 18 January 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1851
WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
25 Jan 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 25 January 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Feb 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 February 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Feb 1851
WALKS ON THE ROADS. (Wellington Independent, 19 February 1851) Wellington Independent · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
1 Mar 1851
RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 01 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
1 Mar 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 01 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
8 Mar 1851
RURAL SECTIONS-CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 08 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1851
RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 15 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
15 Mar 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
15 Mar 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 15 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1851
RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 22 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
22 Mar 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 22 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1851
RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 29 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
29 Mar 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 March 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
5 Apr 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
9 Apr 1851
Barbadoes St Cemetery, Church of England, Register no. 1 by Church of England · Canterbury Stories · Christchurch City Libraries · about 1 place
12 Apr 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
12 Apr 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Apr 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
19 Apr 1851
RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 19 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
26 Apr 1851
RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Apr 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 April 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
3 May 1851
RURAL SECTIONS CHOSEN. (Lyttelton Times, 03 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
3 May 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 03 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
10 May 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 10 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
17 May 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 17 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
24 May 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 24 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
31 May 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 31 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
31 May 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 31 May 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 07 June 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
7 Jun 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 07 June 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
14 Jun 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 14 June 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
28 Jun 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 June 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
28 Jun 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 28 June 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
28 Jun 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 28 June 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
5 Jul 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 05 July 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
19 Jul 1851
Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 July 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
19 Jul 1851
Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 19 July 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
26 Jul 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 July 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1851
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 26 July 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
26 Jul 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 26 July 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
2 Aug 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 02 August 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
2 Aug 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 02 August 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
9 Aug 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 09 August 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
16 Aug 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
23 Aug 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 23 August 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
30 Aug 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 30 August 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
30 Aug 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 30 August 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 06 September 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
6 Sept 1851
PARLIAMENTARY NEWS. (Lyttelton Times, 06 September 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
13 Sept 1851
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 September 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
13 Sept 1851
Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 13 September 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
4 Oct 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 04 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 2 places
4 Oct 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 04 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
11 Oct 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 11 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
11 Oct 1851
Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 11 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
18 Oct 1851
Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Oct 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 18 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read · about 1 place
18 Oct 1851
Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 18 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand
25 Oct 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 25 October 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1851
Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 November 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
1 Nov 1851
Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 01 November 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1851
Untitled (Lyttelton Times, 08 November 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 08 November 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand · text read
8 Nov 1851
Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 08 November 1851) Lyttelton Times · Papers Past · National Library of New Zealand

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.

“Z”, the shelf

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