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The foundation stone for the first building was laid in January 1858. The first set of buildings were a two-storey timber building, forming an L shape along the Durham Street frontage, with the Timber Chamber, modelled on 14th and 16th century English manorial halls, the meeting room for the Provincial Council.
The CTV Building was designed and constructed in about 1986. [1] [4] Christchurch City Council gave building consent in September 1986. [5] Building codes for earthquake design changed frequently in New Zealand following the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (in 1935, 1965, 1976, 1984 and 1992). [6]
The Registry Building in July 2011. The Registry Building belongs to the Christchurch Arts Centre in the Christchurch Central City of Christchurch, New Zealand.It is covered by a Category I registration [1] by Heritage New Zealand that is separate to the Category I registration that covers the buildings in the western part of the block, [2] and the Category II registration that applies to the ...
Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings; Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery; Centre of Contemporary Art; Chief Post Office, Christchurch; Chippenham Lodge; Cholmondeley Children's Centre; Christchurch Central Library; Christchurch Club; Christchurch Convention Centre; Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology; Christchurch railway ...
The Christchurch Municipal Council, as it was originally called, was using the Christchurch Land Office, the first public building erected in Christchurch in 1851. [50] 1887–1924. On the same site, the council had the so far only purpose-built council chambers constructed, designed by Samuel Hurst Seager in a Queen Anne style.
The following are the approved building consent authorities listed on the MBIE Register: Note that the register lists 80 BCAs but some of these are former territorial authorities that have been amalgamated into Auckland Council (such as Franklin District Council and North Shore City Council). Building consents on the Chatham Islands are ...
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The northern part of the building was purchased by Christchurch City Council (CCC) and opened as the civic office in 1924, and served this purpose until 1980. After that it had several uses, including a restaurant, bar and live music venue. The building was heavily damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and was demolished.