MILESTONES
| Milestones 1880-1900 |
| Milestones 1901-1940 |
| Milestones 1941-1960 |
| Milestones 1961-1980 |
| Milestones 1981-2000 |
| Milestones 2001-2010 |
1961 New Zealand beats France
32 to 3 watched by a crowd of 57,000.
1962 Peter Snell
set new world records of 1 min 45.1 seconds for the half mile and 1 minute 44.3 seconds for the 800 metres.
1963 Don Clarke kicked a 65 yard penalty
to give the All Blacks a 9 to 6 victory over England.
1965 Two new stands were open.
Capacity of the Park now reaches 58,500.
1968 Wahine Storm
No 4 Stand had its roof removed by high winds in the Wahine Storm.
1971 British Isles beat Canterbury
14 – 3 in front of 52,000 people.
1971 Ian Kirkpatrick scores a 55 metre try,
at the time the greatest try by a forward, when New Zealand beat the British Isles 22 to 12.
1976 Canterbury played Ireland
for the first time and won 18 – 4.
1976 South Africa
Nocturnal visitors used acid to inscribe "Welcome to Racist Game" on the grass as a protest against the presence of two South African internationals, John Williams and Johan Oosthuizen.
1976 Ireland
Canterbury played Ireland for the first time and won 18 to 4.
1977 Flooding
After a weekend storm, the hallowed turf is covered in water - up to 25cm in places, and the second test fives days away. The only blessing was that flood water was not lying on the playing surface.
1975 Storm damages Stands
1 August, No 4 Stand had its roof removed (again, see 1968) and one or two sheets of iron were also blown off the roof of the No.1 Stand by high winds, two days before a representative rugby match, Canterbury vs. Bay of Plenty.