The company called Kmart was founded in the year 1977 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The very first Kmart opened in the year 1994 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The first McDonald's restaurants in Christchurch, and the first in the South Island of New Zealand opened at Linwood (cnr Buckleys Road and Linwood Ave) and Merivale (Papanui Road) on Tuesday 3 November 1987. The Riccarton restaurant (Riccarton Road) opened not long after - it was supposed to open on the same day as Linwood and Merivale, but was delayed due to franchising problems.
The first British Empire Games held in New Zealand were held in 1950 in Auckland.
Music Centre of Christchurch was created in 1994.
Coat of arms of the City of Christchurch was created in 1949.
The number one christchurch motel as voted on tripadviser costs $137 a night to stay in and is based in Columbo in the heart of the town. The christchurch motel on Riccarton Road, New Zealand is voted number 30 and costs $124 a night to stay in.
Ground shaking is caused by an earthquake which is two tectonic plates that rub against eachother or overlap
The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on a ricture scale the magnitude is calculated by the ampline.