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Ada Wells

Ada Wells is remembered for her contribution to the women's suffrage campaign in the 1880s and 90s, and for becoming the first woman elected to the Christchurch City Council in 1917.

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28 August

1954 'Heavenly Creatures' found guilty of murder

Pauline Parker, aged 16, and Juliet Hulme, 15, were convicted of the murder of Pauline's mother Honora at Christchurch on 22 June. Their story was later the subject of Peter Jackson's film Heavenly Creatures. more...

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Pauline Parker 1954 - key events

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Parker-Hulme murder case (Chch city libraries)
Notable trials: Schoolgirl Murderesses (1966 encyclopaedia)

1992 Canterbury's 'Big Snow'

Cantabrians awoke to find their region blanketed in snow. ‘The Big Snow', as the 1992 storm came to be known, was the region's worst for 30 years, killing more than a million sheep and costing farmers $40 million. more...