1856

March 15

Christchurch Club formed.

March 27

First wool cargo shipped to London from Lyttelton (via Auckland).

July 31

By Royal Charter, Christchurch becomes New Zealand’s first city.

March 6

Riccarton race course established.

(no date)

Riccarton House built.

Notes

• Information for this resource was based on the second edition of John Densem’s Christchurch chronology: a history of settlement. Environmental Policy and Planning Policy Unit, Christchurch City Council, 1990.
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