1925

March 7

Cholmondeley Home for children (a gift of Hugh Heber Cholmondeley) opens at Governors Bay.

April 29

Rev J. K. Archer becomes Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand’s first Labour mayor.

August 22

Radio Broadcasting Company of N.Z. incorporated in Christchurch - the country’s first public radio company. The company became the major force in early radio, eventually owning and operating a chain of YA stations throughout the country. See 1932

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Concert by violinist Fritz Kreisler.

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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