The 10th British Commonwealth Games Are Held In Christchurch – 24th January 1974

On 24 January 1974, the 10th British Commonwealth Games opened in grand style in Christchurch. It took place in the purposely built QEII Stadium – the most modern of its type in the world at the time. 1276 competitors took part – 145 of those being New Zealanders. New Zealand won 9 gold, 8 silver …

Longest Serving Mayor Of The C.C.C Elected – 1974

It must have been quite a day for Sir Hamish Grenfell Hay when he turned up on his first day at work for his father’s iconic Christchurch business – Hays Department Store. He had only been out of school (St Andrew’s College) a few years but he had since become a qualified accountant. When he …