1970
- March 2
- Amid mounting controversy, City Council begins construction of road deviation through Hagley Park. The work was stopped by March 7 for legal reasons, and the project was eventually scrapped.
- March 16-17
- Visit by the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and Princess Anne.
- April 22
- New Teachers College opens at Ilam. Secondary division only. The completed complex was opened on October 26, 1978.
- April
- International Machine Tool Show at Canterbury Court.
- May 5
- Visit by Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
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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