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Town Hall Opening Accompanied By Ferrier Fountain – 30th September 1972
On 30th September 1972, as part of the opening ceremony of the Christchurch Town Hall, the invited and excited party goers gathered around to witness the switching on of the ‘Ferrier Fountain’. Christchurch businessman and donator, Jack Ferrier waited close by to do the honours and once the crowd grew quiet, he went ahead and …
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Christchurch’s 3rd Town Hall Opened – 30th September 1972
On 30 September 1972, almost 100 years since the city’s last town hall was destroyed by fire, Christchurch’s 3rd Town Hall was opened. The site was chosen on the 9th October 1962 after locations on Hereford Street and Latimer Square were rejected. It had been the plan that the Christchurch City Council’s civic offices were …
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The Wahine Storm Hits Christchurch – 11th April 1968
On 11 April 1968, Christchurch is damaged by strong winds and flooding from what would soon be called the ‘Wahine Storm’. Tragically, this storm claims one life. Just two days earlier, the ‘Wahine’ left Lyttelton carrying 610 passengers and 125 crew members. Totally unaware of the two storms bearing down on New Zealand, the ‘Wahine’ …
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Preston’s Sequoias Give Redwood Its Name – 1967
Near the corner of Main North and Prestons Roads, stands a 29.8m tall Sequoia (sequiodendron giganteum) in silent testimony of one of the area’s first families. Thomas Herbert Preston and his wife Elizabeth arrived aboard the ‘Cornwall’, the 18th Canterbury Association ship. They settled down in an area known as the ‘Styx’ – this term …
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