1887

January 10

Tramway to New Brighton completed.

February 14

Telephone link to Dunedin opens.

March 24

First City Council offices open. This building at the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street was designed by S. Hurst Seager. It was the first public building in Christchurch to break with the prevailing tradition of Gothic, Classic or Venetian style.

July 6

Heavy floods. 3 young men drown in the Avon River as a result of a boating mishap.

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• Year by Year List
• Firsts, bests, worsts and lasts
• Sources
• About the Christchurch Chronology.