Christchurch: A Chronology to 1989

A timeline of some Christchurch events in chronological order from 1700s to 1989.

Go to a year between 1700 & 1989

October 11, 1988: "The Wizard" wages war against the "Tasteless tyrants of Telecom" by repainting the new blue telephone boxes traditional red.
October 11, 1989: Waitangi Tribunal Hearing of land claim by Ngai Tahu closes at Tuahiwi Marae.
October 12-14, 1981: Visit by Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.
October 12, 1939: Battery point guns in Lyttelton Harbour accidentally sink fishing boat "Dolphin". 1 man killed.
October 13, 1866: Railway south open to Rolleston.
October 13, 1986: Sir Hamish Hay begins his fifth and final term as Mayor of Christchurch.
October 14, 1989: Vicki Buck, first woman and youngest to be elected, wins Christchurch Mayoralty.
October 15, 1881: Lancaster Park opens. This privately owned development was built so that sports clubs could charge admission fees to games.
October 15, 1979: Visit by King Tupou IV and the Queen of Tonga.
October 16, 1988: Victoria Square Amphitheatre opens.
October 17, 1861: Christchurch Club building opens. Designed by B.W.Mountfort and Isaac Luck, it was probably New Zealand’s first club.