13 October 1986
Sir Hamish Hay begins his fifth and final term as Mayor of Christchurch.
14 October 1989
Vicki Buck, first woman and youngest to be elected, wins Christchurch Mayoralty.
15 October 1881
Lancaster Park opens. This privately owned development was built so that sports clubs could charge admission fees to games.
Some of the 13,000 spectators leaving Lancaster Park after the second test match between New South Wales and New Zealand, 1 Sept. 1923
Christchurch City Libraries, CCL PhotoCD 8, IMG0076
16 October 1988
Victoria Square Amphitheatre opens.
17 October 1861
Christchurch Club building opens. Designed by B. W. Mountfort and Isaac Luck, it was probably New Zealand’s first club.
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