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: Sister Cities/Civic and International Relations Records
Records relating to the Sister Cities of Christchurch and the relationship between these and Christchurch City Council.
Includes those relating to Adelaide City Council.
Christchurch City Council: Staff Records
Christchurch City Council Tea Set, c1960s-1970s
Christchurch City Council silver plated tea set with the City of Christchurch coat of arms engraved on the front of each item. Inclues a coffee pot, hot water jug, teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl.
Christchurch City Council: Technical Services Project Team and Transitional Committee Records
Reports from the Technical Services Project Team and Transitional Committee on a range of projects including public building maintenance, land drainage and stormwater control, roading, parks, cemeteries, council housing, urban renewal, and the Robert McDougall Art Gallery.
Christchurch City Council: Technical Services Quotations and Contracts
Contract documents created by Christchurch City Council Technical Services.
Christchurch City Council: Town Clerkâs Office Correspondence
Correspondence to and from Christchurch City Council Town Clerk on wide variety of topics including special occassions which the Council was involved in the planning and delivery of. Includes files on significant events including the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch and of various royal visits. The majority of information in these files dates prior to World War II.
Includes a card index which is ordered by surname of correspondent.
Christchurch City Council: Town Clerk's Office Inward Correspondence
Inwards correspondence to the Christchurch City Council Town Clerk's office. Includes correspondence on a wide range of subjects including water, drainage, rates, complaints from residents, footpaths and roading, Metro Milk Board, electricity, abattoirs, public health, charity and funding, tramways, cemeteries and centennial celebrations.
Also includes photographs of mayors and councillors.
Christchurch City Council: Town Clerk's Office Outwards Correspondence
Outwards letters from the Christchurch City Council Town Clerk's Office. Includes letters relating to roads, bridges, meetings and the general maintenance of buildings and spaces around the city.
Volumes have an alphabetical index at the front.
Christchurch City Council: Turning Point 2000 Advisory Group Files
Files relating to the Turning Point 2000 project by Christchurch City Council. Includes files relating to advisory groups, drawings for Bridge 2000, file relating to the Chalice artwork, correspondence, media files, ephemera, photographs and videos, board agendas and papers and other material relating to the marketing of Turning Point 2000.
Christchurch City Council visitor address records
Visitor addresses to Christchurch City Council. Includes a farewell address to his Excellency the Viscount Cobham, 30 July 1962. Also includes an address of welcome of the visit of their majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand to the City of Christchurch and the Province of Canterbury New Zealand, 24 August 1962.