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On Tuesday The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust announced that the Anglican Cathedral in Christchurch New Zealand, which was severely damges in by an earthquake could be restored for $67 million, as opposed to the $220 million the Anglican Church says is needed. One of the most contentious factors in the $153 million difference is whether base isolators – flexible bearings in Read more
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Jim Anderton, co-chairman of The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust, says that on Tuesday the trust will launch a court action seeking a declaratory judgment, or binding court ruling, to determine whether the church’s decision no to restore the Christchurch Cathedral breached an act of Parliament protecting church buildings. He says legal advice backed by two Read more
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Demolition of the Christchurch Cathedral will be put on hold while the church authorities consider an independent report saying it can be saved. When he announced the report Jim Anderton said that Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, promised, at a meeting six weeks ago, that demolition work would be paused. Prime Minister John Key told TV3′s Firstline Read more
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Former Wigram MP Jim Anderton is calling on people to join a protest against the demolition of the Christchurch Cathedral which is being organised by the Restore Christchurch Cathedral Group for May 26 “If we could put thousands of people on the street, that would focus the minds of the Government and get the attention Read more
