1954

Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme

January 19-22

Visit by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh (the first New Zealand visit by a reigning monarch).

June 22

Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme murder Parker’s mother in Victoria Park. Their subsequent trial was one of the most sensational in the city’s history.

September 11

Last tram journey in Christchurch.

December

Christchurch Regional Planning Authority formed.

Related

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