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Christchurch

largest city in the South Island of New Zealand

22 dated entries naming Christchurch, drawn from 19 separate years between 1850 CE and 2019 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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19th century

  • 1850December 16 – Members of the Canterbury Association, the first settlers bound for Christchurch, arrive from England at the port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, aboard the Charlotte Jane and Randolph.source
  • 185631 July – By Royal Charter, Christchurch is proclaimed New Zealand's first city.source
  • 1856July 31 – Christchurch, New Zealand, is chartered as a city.source
  • 1860The Canterbury Vocal Union is formed by nine men in Christchurch. It shortly afterwards merges with the St. Cecilia Society and will eventually become the Royal Christchurch Music Society.source
  • 18621 July – The first telegraph transmission in New Zealand is made from Lyttelton Post Office to Christchurch.source
  • 1863June 13 – Samuel Butler's dystopian article "Darwin among the Machines" is published (under the pen name Cellarius) in The Press newspaper in Christchurch, New Zealand; it will be incorporated into his novel Erewhon (1872).source
  • 1863December 1 – The first steam-operated passenger railway in New Zealand opens at Christchurch in South Island.source
  • 1866The Union Rowing Club of Christchurch is formed.source
  • 1879December 26 - the New Zealand Orange riots unfolds, when sectarian Irish Catholic rioters attacked Orange processions held by the New Zealand Orange Order, taking place in Timaru and Christchurch. These two events became known as the "Siege of Timaru" and the "Battle of the Borough" respectively.source
  • 18815 December – a magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Castle Hill, widely felt in the South Island and causing damage in Christchurchsource
  • 189113 January – The first public phonograph performance in New Zealand is made at Christchurch.source

20th century

  • 1904September: The Canterbury Steam Shipping Co is founded in Christchurch.source
  • 1906November 1 – International Exhibition opens in Christchurch, New Zealand.source
  • 19061 November: The International Exhibition begins in Hagley Park, Christchurch.source
  • 191620 September – The Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Company is established in Christchurch. Henry Wigram is the main instigator. The Company's aims are to train pilots for the war, promote local aviation defence and pioneer commercial aviation.source
  • 192225 December – a 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Motunau on Christmas day, causing widespread damage in North Canterbury and Christchurchsource
  • 1947November 18 – Ballantyne's fire: A fire in Ballantynes department store in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41 people.source
  • 196428 August – Emergency number 111 is introduced in Christchurch.source
  • 1978December – Holy Name Seminary, Christchurch (Catholic) closed.source

21st century

  • 2010September 4 – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Christchurch, New Zealand causing large amounts of damage but no direct fatalities. It is the first in a series of earthquakes between 2010 and 2012 that resulted in the deaths of 187 people and over $40 billion worth of damage. Seismologists noted that the earthquake sequence was highly unusual, and likely to never happen again anywhere else in the world.source
  • 2011February 22 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Christchurch, in what becomes New Zealand's third-deadliest natural disaster. 185 people are killed, many ESL students within the CTV Building, and the city centre and 10,000 homes are destroyed. Many foreign search and rescue workers respond to the event.source
  • 2019March 15 – 51 people are killed and 50 others injured in terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the deadliest mass shooting and terrorist attack in New Zealand's history.source

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