Christchurch City Council (March 1863-)
Dates
- Existence: March 1863 - Present
Biography
The Christchurch City Council was created by the Christchurch City Council Ordinance first tabled in November 1862 by the Canterbury Provincial council. The Ordinance was given formal assent by proclamation in March 1863, and the first meeting of the new council took place on 23 March 1863.
The council was briefly known as Christchurch Borough Council between June and October 1868 in compliance with the Municipal Corporations Act passed by Parliament in November 1867.
The first Chairman was John Hall and in 1868 William Wilson, the fifth and last Chairman, became the Council's first Mayor. The original Christchurch City Council boundaries were formed from the area within the four avenues (Rolleston, Moorhouse, Fitzgerald and Bealey) with Road Boards, Borough Councils, County Councils and District Councils, all existing in the Greater Christchurch area. Many amalgamated with the city in 1903 and others in 1989. Banks Peninsula became part of Christchurch city in 2005.
Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:
Addington Cemetery register
Photocopies of the Addington Cemetery register. Period covered is October 1st, 1918 to July 30th, 2000.
Artefacts
Artefacts created, collected, gifted and/or used by Christchurch City Council and preamalgamated authorities during the course of their work in both an operational and ceremonial capacity. Also includes artefacts that have been aquired as they relate to specific notable events in the history of the City which Christchurch City Council was involved with such as the 1974 Xth Commonwealth Games.
Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers: Records, glass plates and etchings, c.1940s-1950s, 1979-2010
Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers Signage and Exterior Photographs, 1996
Christchurch City Council 1868 members portrait photographs
Portraits of members of 1868 Christchurch City Council, including the town clerk and city surveyor. Members identified are H. Thomson, C. Duncan, W. Calvert, T. Tombs, J. C. Ruddenklau, J. Anderson, W.A. Sheppard and J.P. Jameson.
Christchurch City Council: Adelaide Sister City Commemorative Certificates, 1993, 2022
Commemerative certificates including hand painted coat of arms marking 21 years and 50 years of the Sister City relationship between Christchurch City Council and Adelaide City Council in Australia.
Christchurch City Council: Aerial Photographs
Prints of aerial photographs of Christchurch.
Christchurch City Council: Architectural Plans
Architectural plans from a range of notable Christchurch buildings, largely from the central city. These plans are working drawings that were submitted to Christchurch City Council as part of planning consent and building permit approval processes.