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1921

January 31: New Zealand’s first regular airmail service begins between Christchurch, Ashburton and Timaru.
February 15: Radio Society of Christchurch formed.
April 1: Spreydon Borough joins City.
July 30: Canterbury becomes the first New Zealand provincial rugby team to defeat the Springboks.
November 1: Woolston Borough joins City.
(no date): Concert by violinist Jascha Heifetz.

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.
More about the Christchurch Chronology.
This resource includes links to various other local history resources on our websites and images from our photographs collection - clicking on the image will take you to a larger version of that image.