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Christchurch City Council’s First Woman Councillor – 1917
Ada Wells was born on 29th April 1863 in South Oxfordshire, England. Her family immigrated to Christchurch in 1873 and Ada was enrolled at the Avonside School (Chch East School). She then attended Christchurch West High (Hagley Community College) where she later began her teaching career. She had been fortunate enough to have received a …
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Opawa Joined The Greater Christchurch – 2nd October 1916
On 2 October 1916, Opawa joined the Great Christchurch and became under the care of the C.C.C. The Maori name for the Heathcote River is ‘Opawaho’ and this was also the name of the little settlement that sat on its banks for quite a few centuries. Opawaho means Outpost and that was exactly what it …
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The Canterbury Aviation Company Was Founded – 20th September 1916
On 20 September 1916, the Canterbury Aviation Company was founded by Sir Henry Francis Wigram – Christchurch’s 25th Mayor (1902 -1904). It was a return trip to England in 1908 that changed his life forever. He saw his first plane. Upon his return, he approached the government about the great need to introduce aviation to …
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Christchurch’s First ANZAC Day – 25th April 1916
On 25th April 1916, Christchurch along with the rest of the country, gathered together for the first time to acknowledge the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey during WWI. They were about to do their part in Winston Churchill’s campaign, hopefully resulting in the opening of the Black Sea …
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