1966
- January 17
- City Council grants charter to 2nd Battalion, RNZIR.
- April 23-24
- Visit by Queen Mother.
- May 25
- Steering committe set up to plan Ferrymead Historic Park.
- June 8
- New "Wahine", described as "the largest vehicular ferry in the world", begins on the Lyttelton-Wellington run.
- August 9
- First City Council urban renewal housing (Airedale Courts) opens.
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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