A high-profile Christchurch businessman is fronting a nationwide television commercial as the fight to save the Christchurch Cathedral escalates.
Mortgage and real estate magnate Mike Pero is appearing in 60-second commercials being aired mainly during breakfast slots on TV One, TV3, Prime and Canterbury Television, backing the cathedral’s restoration.
The commercial also features the pro-restoration views of supposedly local people in a range of ages and genders.
The fate of the landmark remains in limbo more than three years after it was damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. Continue reading