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:
Christchurch City Council Chairman's Gavel, c.1973
Christchurch City Council: ChCh Chat/Chat Staff Newsletters
Newsletters created for the staff of Christchurch City Council titled ChCh Chat, from 2006 it was called Chat. Newsletters include information about staff, departments, social activities and other key milestones happening across the Council at that time.
Note that there are some gaps in this sequence. Some of these gaps are a result of editions not being produced due to events such as the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquakes. Missing editions are noted under Accruals.
Christchurch City Council China, c.1970s
Christchurch City Council branded china including 6 cup and saucer sets, 1 milk jug and sugar bowl.
Christchurch City Council: Christchurch District Plans
Bound volumes and loose maps, many cloth backed, hand painted and hand annotated of streets across Christchurch.
Includes some maps from the Department of Land and Survey.
Christchurch City Council: City Engineer’s Annual Reports and Publications
Annual reports of the Christchurch City Council City Engineer's Department. Also includes a report titled Cecil Street Housing (1974) and two publications from the City Engineer's Department from December 1980, Organisation and Responsibilities and Works In Hand and Work Projected.
Christchurch City Council: City Engineer's Department Building Permit Registers
Building permit registers created by Christchurch City Council. Prior to the formation of the City Engineer's Department in 1923 these were managed by the City Surveyor.
Christchurch City Council: City Engineer's Department City Architect’s Division Records
Christchurch City Council: City Engineers Department Files
Files created by the Christchurch City Council Technical Services department on a wide range of subjects, listed alphabetically.
Includes those on Abattoirs, Airport, Bridges, Buildings, Contracts, Council Departments, River and Drainage Works, Emergencies, Mechanical Services, Parks, Quarries, Roads, Sea and Coast Works, Staff, Swimming pools, Traffic, Waterworks and Yards.
Christchurch City Council: City Engineer’s Department Records
Records from the Christchurch City Council City Engineer's Department including Public Utilities Committee files, Emergency Precautions Services correspondence and City Engineers files.
Christchurch City Council: City Engineer's Department Town Planning Division Files
Files from the City Engineer's Department Town Planning Division at Christchurch City Council relating to the 1972 Christchurch District Scheme. Includes files on open spaces, roading, parking, protected trees and buildings such as the Nurses Memorial Chapel and Canterbury Public Library.