# Natural Science: Christchurch records

Every Natural Science record the archive holds about Christchurch, 415 of them, 1995, oldest first.

100 records shown of 415, each link goes to the institution that keeps the original.

- [Juncus caespiticius](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/401575), 1893-01-01, Natural Science
- [Hebe parviflora](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/359003), 1893-01-01, Natural Science
- [Hebe darwiniana](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/278412), 1893-01-01, Natural Science
- [Astelia nervosa](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/418289), 1902-01-01, Natural Science
- [Prunella modularis - Dunnock, hedgesparrow](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/123222), 1933-11-01, Natural Science
- [Athene noctua - Little owl](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/132269), 1934-02-03, Natural Science
- [Arenaria interpres - Ruddy turnstone](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/124883), 1934-02-03, Natural Science
- [Prunella modularis - Dunnock, hedgesparrow](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/668801), 1934-10-01, no. 668801, Natural Science
- [Prunella modularis - Dunnock, hedgesparrow](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/133145), 1934-10-01, no. 133145, Natural Science
- [Marginariella boryana](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/718268), 1939-05-14, Natural Science
- [Leptinella dioica](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/922253), 1940-12-19, Natural Science
- [Linum monogynum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/826343), 1949-01-01, Natural Science
- [Botrychium biforme](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/934263), 1950-01-01, Natural Science
- [Silene latifolia alba](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/824054), 1950-01-01, Natural Science
- [Sagina procumbens](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/824087), 1950-01-01, Natural Science
- [Armoracia rusticana](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/810593), 1950-01-01, Natural Science
- [Achillea millefolium](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/823922), 1950-03-01, Natural Science
- [Ammophila arenaria](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/817936), 1950-04-01, Natural Science
- [Sarcocornia quinqueflora quinqueflora](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/825074), 1950-04-01, Natural Science
- [Conium maculatum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/810254), 1950-04-01, Natural Science
- [Marrubium vulgare](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/826147), 1950-06-11, Natural Science
- [Vittadinia cuneata](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/823892), 1950-06-11, Natural Science
- [Celmisia graminifolia](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/803327), 1951-01-24, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/134160), 1951-08-01, no. 134160, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/129639), 1951-08-01, no. 129639, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/133315), 1951-08-01, no. 133315, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/131882), 1951-08-01, no. 131882, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/127362), 1951-08-01, no. 127362, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/134159), 1951-08-01, no. 134159, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/130636), 1951-08-01, no. 130636, Natural Science
- [Acanthis flammea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/122661), 1951-08-01, no. 122661, Natural Science
- [Geum aleppicum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/825016), 1952-01-01, Natural Science
- [Galinsoga parviflora](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/810643), 1953-01-01, Natural Science
- [Cyperus eragrostis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/818914), 1953-01-01, Natural Science
- [Chrysanthemoides monilifera](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/810703), 1953-07-01, Natural Science
- [Delairea odorata](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/825834), 1953-08-01, Natural Science
- [Malva assurgentiflora](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/442047), 1954-01-01, no. 442047, Natural Science
- [Vittadinia gracilis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/823901), 1954-01-01, Natural Science
- [Malva assurgentiflora](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/824691), 1954-01-01, no. 824691, Natural Science
- [Aira caryophyllea multiculmis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/817235), 1954-01-01, Natural Science
- [Silene noctiflora](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/824056), 1954-01-01, Natural Science
- [Juncus caespiticius](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/818191), 1954-01-01, Natural Science
- [Senecio matatini basinudus](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/624048), 1954-06-30, Natural Science
- [Stellaria media](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/830034), 1954-10-04, Natural Science
- [Rumex acetosa](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831701), 1954-11-23, Natural Science
- [Euphorbia maculata](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/825347), 1955-02-01, Natural Science
- [Alisma lanceolatum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1001813), 1955-03-18, Natural Science
- [Salpichroa origanifolia](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/809968), 1955-03-19, Natural Science
- [Solidago canadensis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/846240), 1955-03-30, Natural Science
- [Pseudowintera colorata](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/810280), 1955-10-01, Natural Science
- [Urtica ferox](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/810272), 1955-10-01, Natural Science
- [Fuchsia x colensoi](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/823716), 1955-10-01, Natural Science
- [Podocarpus elatus](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/830395), 1956-10-01, no. 830395, Natural Science
- [Podocarpus elatus](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/830389), 1956-10-01, no. 830389, Natural Science
- [Cerastium semidecandrum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/834241), 1956-10-17, Natural Science
- [Libocedrus bidwillii](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831065), 1957-10-01, Natural Science
- [Podocarpus acutifolius](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/830386), 1957-11-22, Natural Science
- [Phyllocladus toatoa](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831085), 1958-02-06, Natural Science
- [Helminthotheca echioides](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831246), 1958-02-09, Natural Science
- [Asplenium bulbiferum A. oblongifolium](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/281425), 1958-06-10, Natural Science
- [Polystichum oculatum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/332508), 1959-01-13, Natural Science
- [Sonchus arvensis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831247), 1959-02-03, Natural Science
- [Solanum nigrum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/803668), 1959-03-24, Natural Science
- [Zosterops lateralis - Silvereye - Pihipihi](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/131805), 1959-09-01, Natural Science
- [Isolepis pottsii](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/818658), 1960-01-01, Natural Science
- [Aciphylla subflabellata](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/273270), 1960-04-16, Natural Science
- [Sagina procumbens](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/914482), 1960-12-22, Natural Science
- [Juncus filicaulis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/818045), 1961-03-19, Natural Science
- [Stephanandra tanakae](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/994133), 1961-12-16, Natural Science
- [Acacia longissima](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/905099), 1961-12-19, Natural Science
- [Aristotelia chilensis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/829696), 1962-10-25, Natural Science
- [Cynodon dactylon](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1316397), 1963-02-06, Natural Science
- [Papaver hybridum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/828975), 1963-11-22, Natural Science
- [Ranunculus sardous](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/828970), 1963-12-03, Natural Science
- [Salix x blanda](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/830917), 1964-10-12, Natural Science
- [Salix alba vitellina](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831965), 1964-10-12, no. 831965, Natural Science
- [Salix alba vitellina](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/832017), 1964-10-12, no. 832017, Natural Science
- [Philadelphus coronarius](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/806047), 1964-11-04, Natural Science
- [Cenchrus setaceus](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1316379), 1965-02-27, Natural Science
- [Amaranthus powellii](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/914424), 1965-03-11, Natural Science
- [Salix alba vitellina](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831971), 1965-10-26, no. 831971, Natural Science
- [Salix alba vitellina](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/831970), 1965-10-26, no. 831970, Natural Science
- [Salix alba vitellina](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/832012), 1965-10-26, no. 832012, Natural Science
- [Chenopodium album](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/830207), 1966-01-01, Natural Science
- [Humulus lupulus](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/803819), 1966-03-17, Natural Science
- [Rosa chinensis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/994070), 1966-03-17, Natural Science
- [Bupleurum tenuissimum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/832914), 1966-03-17, no. 832914, Natural Science
- [Bupleurum tenuissimum](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/966030), 1966-03-17, no. 966030, Natural Science
- [Symphyotrichum novae-angliae](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/905464), 1966-03-30, Natural Science
- [Aster novi-belgii](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/904501), 1966-03-30, Natural Science
- [Symphyotrichum novi-belgii](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/922306), 1966-03-30, Natural Science
- [Solidago canadensis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/904516), 1966-04-06, Natural Science
- [Aster novi-belgii](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/905477), 1966-04-06, Natural Science
- [Catalpa x erubescens](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/904215), 1966-04-19, Natural Science
- [Equisetum arvense](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/933069), 1966-10-01, Natural Science
- [Osteospermum amplectens](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/905919), 1967-05-02, Natural Science
- [Colletia paradoxa](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/832973), 1967-07-17, Natural Science
- [Oxalis corniculata atropurpurea](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/916668), 1968-03-19, Natural Science
- [Erigeron bonariensis](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/842627), 1968-04-02, Natural Science
- [Afrocarpus gracilior](https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/803814), 1968-04-14, Natural Science

## Questions, answered briefly

**What was the Natural Science?**

A newspaper on the Papers Past shelf, the archive holds 415 of its records that mention Christchurch, 1995. The full run lives at the National Library, not here.

**How much of the Natural Science does the archive hold?**

415 records, the #27 heaviest file of the 280 mastheads on the shelf.

**Where are the Natural Science originals?**

Papers Past, the National Library’s newspaper archive, every record row here links out to the issue it came from.


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The originals live at Papers Past (paperspast.natlib.govt.nz) · data: https://api.chch.live/paper?slug=natural-science · the laid-out page: https://www.chch.live/paper/natural-science
Printing beside it: Photography, https://www.chch.live/paper/photography · Plants, https://www.chch.live/paper/plants · Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, https://www.chch.live/paper/records-of-the-office-of-the-secretary-of-defense · Human History, https://www.chch.live/paper/human-history · Matapihi, https://www.chch.live/paper/matapihi · 2025 Photo Hunt, https://www.chch.live/paper/2025-photo-hunt · 2022 Photo Hunt, https://www.chch.live/paper/2022-photo-hunt · Insects, https://www.chch.live/paper/insects
