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1976
- February 15
- 25,000 attend concert by pop singer Neil Diamond at Q.E.II Park.
- June 4
- Opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland gives concert.
- July 30
- 7 Canterbury men in gold medal winning hockey team at the Montreal Olympics.
- September 14
- Inter-island ferry service from Lyttelton ends with the last sailing of the "Rangatira".
- September 26
- Orana Park Wildlife Reserve opens.
