1957
- September 15
- City Council grants charter (Freedom of the City) to RNZAF, Wigram.
- November 21
- 4 killed in SAFE Air Bristol freighter crash at Russley golf course.
- (no date)
- Blenheim Road and overbridge completed. Public protests had prevented the extension of the road through Hagley Park to St Asaph Street.
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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