Linha do tempo de Auckland

Esta é uma linha do tempo da história da cidade de Auckland, na Nova Zelândia.

século 19

1840 – Auckland founded.1841St Paul's founded, Auckland's first church.Mr Powell's School founded, Auckland's first school.1842Auckland designated capital of New Zealand.Immigrant ships Duchess of Argyle and Jane Gifford arrive from Greenock, Scotland.Mechanics' Institute and Library opens.Population: 2,895.1843Southern Cross newspaper begins publication.Queen Street gravelled.Auckland Domain laid out.1844 – May: Maori Festival held.1847 – First fencible settlers arrive.1848 – St Patrick's Cathedral built.1849 – St Barnabas Church built, Auckland's first Māori church.1850 – St Andrew's Church built.1855 – Auckland Choral Society founded.1857 – St Peter's School established.1860 – Old St Mary's built.1861Population: 7,989.Great South Road commenced.1863 – The New Zealand Herald begins publication.1864 – Population: 12,423.1865New Zealand capital relocated from Auckland to Wellington.Original St Sepulchre's built.1868 – Auckland Institute incorporated.1869 – First Royal Tour – the Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh.1870 – Evening Star newspaper begins publication.1871Auckland City Council established.Philip Philips becomes first mayor.Auckland Harbour Board established.1873Onehunga Branch railway begins operating.New City Markets opens.1874 – Ellerslie Racecourse laid out.1880 Church of the Holy Sepulchre founded.1881Population: 16,664.Auckland Teachers' Training College established.1883 – Auckland University College founded.1884 – Horse-drawn trams begin operating.1885 – Newmarket becomes a borough.1885 – Old St Paul's Church demolished.1886Population: 33,161.Devonport becomes a borough.1887Public Library opens.Auckland Sailors' Home built.1888St Mary's Cathedral built.Art Gallery opens.Birkenhead, New Zealand becomes a borough.1890 – Elam School of Fine Arts founded.1894 – Current St Paul's Church dedicated.1895 – Auckland Technical School founded.1896 – 13 October: First motion pictures screened in New Zealand shown at the Wellesley Street Opera House as part of Charles Godfrey’s Vaudeville.1898 – Old Colonists' Association meetings begin.1899 – Great Barrier Island–Auckland pigeon post begins operating.

século 20

1901 – Grand Hotel Fire.1901 – Royal Tour – The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall. The Mayor, Dr John Logan Campbell donates Cornwall Park to the city.1902 – Electric tram system installed.1905 – Victoria Park opens.1906 – Mount Eden becomes a borough1908 – St Patrick's Cathedral dedicated. North Island Main Trunk railway opened. Northcote becomes a borough.1909 – Auckland Girl's Grammar School moves to Howe Street, Freeman's Bay.1910 – Grafton Bridge and Kings Theatre built.1911 – Mount Albert becomes a boroughAuckland Town Hall built.Population: 40,536.1912 – Auckland Ferry Terminal built. Otahuhu becomes a borough1913 – 1913 Great Strike. Takapuna becomes a borough. Municipal Coal fired Electricity Power Station on King's Wharf completed and opened February. Auckland Industrial Exhibition held in Auckland Domain over summer 1913/1914.1914 – Start of World War I1915 – Auckland Presbyterian College for Ladies established in Epsom1915 – Myers Park opened.1916 – Myers Free Kindergarten building opened. Auckland grammar School moves to Mt Eden.Old Colonists' Museum opens.Population: 64,951.1917 – Mount Eden Prison completed1918 – End of World War I1920 – Auckland City Mission established.1920 – Royal Tour – the Prince Edward, Prince of Wales.1921 – Population: 83,467.1922 – Auckland Zoo opens.1923 – Underground railway proposed.1925 – North Auckland Line opened1925 – Royal Tour – The Duke & Duchess of York.1927 – Dilworth Building constructed.1927 – Underground Railway project announced.1928 – St. James Theatre opens.1929 – Auckland Civic Theatre and Auckland War Memorial Museum inaugurated.1930Auckland Railway Station opens. One Tree Hill becomes a boroughEastern Line railway begins operating.1932 – Unemployed riot on Queen Street.1938 – Royal Tour, the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester.1939 – St Peter's College established in Grafton. World War II started.1944 – New Central Fire Station opened.1945 – World War II ended1947 – Mount Roskill becomes a borough1949 – First trolley bus services ran1950 – February: 1950 British Empire Games held.1951 – 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute1952 – Mount Wellington becomes a borough. First section of Northwestern Motorway opened1953 – First royal visit by a monarch – Queen Elizabeth II – Xmas broadcast from Government House Auckland.1953 – First section of Auckland Southern Motorway opened from Ellerslie-Panmure highway to Mount Wellington Highway. Hunua dams completed1954 – East Coast Bays becomes a borough1955 – Auckland Southern Motorway opened to Wiri1956 – Last tram ran in Auckland1959 – Auckland Harbour Bridge built. First section of Auckland Northern Motorway opened1960 – Mangere sewage treatment plant opened1961 – Alcan Industries aluminum plant and Vibrapac concrete block plant both established at Wiri1962 – Victoria Park Viaduct opens. Nestleinstant coffee factory opened in South Auckland1963 – Auckland Southern Motorway opened to Takanini1964 – Auckland Regional Authority founded. The Beatles played a concert at Auckland1965 – Manurewa Borough amalgamated with Manukau County to form Manukau City. Fibremakers nylon yarn factory opened in South Auckland1966 – Auckland Airport and Newmarket Viaduct open.1967Auckland Observatory founded.Mount Smart Stadium opens in Penrose.1968 – Auckland InterContinental hotel opened. Paremoremo Prison opened.1969 – Auckland Rapid Rail Transit proposed1970 – Auckland Opera founded.1971 – Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.1972 – Air New Zealand House (now HSBC Building) opened. Dalgety's wool store (the largest in the Southern Hemisphere) opened in South Auckland1973 – Ford car assembly plant opened in Wiri1974 – National Mutual (now Axa) West Plaza opened. First Manukau City Centre building, the Wiri Trust Hotel opened1976 – Auckland Rapid Rail Transit proposal abandoned. Manukau City Centre Mall's first stage opened. NZ Labour Department office opened in Manukau City Centre1977 – Manukau City Council administration building opened1979 – Housing New Zealand building opened at Manukau City Centre1980 – Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra formed. Last trolley bus ran1982 – Rainbows End theme park opened1983New Mangere Bridge built. First section of Southwestern Motorway opened.Catherine Tizard becomes first woman mayor of Auckland.1986 – Manukau Court building opened1987 – Newstalk ZB radio begins.1989 – Auckland local bodies amalgamated to form Auckland City, North Shore City, Waitakere City, Manukau City Cities and Papakura District, Rodney District and Franklin District. Auckland Regional Authority renamed Auckland Regional Council1990January–February: 1990 Commonwealth Games held.Aotea Centre opens.1991Starship Children's Health opens.Renaissance Centre built in Manukau.ANZ Centre completed.1993 – 26 November: Two aircraft being operated for the police collided over central Auckland.1996 – Skycity Auckland casino opens.1997 – Sky Tower built.1998February–March: Electrical power crisis.Cycle Action Auckland founded.1999 – Metropolis apartment building completed.2000Auckland Institute of Technology becomes Auckland University of Technology.Vero Centre office tower completed.Yachting's America's Cup contested.

século 21

2003Britomart Transport Centre opens.New main Auckland City Hospital building completed.Yachting's America's Cup contested in Auckland for the second time.2004Northwestern Cycleway laid out.Auckland Regional Transport Authority established.2006 – 12 June: Electrical blackout for half of Auckland.2010Auckland Council established for Auckland Region.New stands completed at Eden Park, expanding permanent capacity to 50,000.Population: 1,486,000.2011: Several matches of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, including the final, held at Eden Park.2012Jacobs Ladder Bridge for pedestrians at Saint Marys Bay opens.Victoria Park Tunnel built.2014 – Electric train services commence.2019 - The Skycity Convention Centre catches fire on 22 October while still under construction, causing significant disruption in the CBD.

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