The historic Home of Compassion Creche on Buckle St took its first few tentative steps towards its new home yesterday as construction workers began slowly pulling the 100-year-old building off its foundations on Buckle St using hydraulic rams. The process, which will be carried out over the next couple of days, is the first in Read more
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Creche de wheels at Basin Reserve
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
The former Home of Compassion Creche is going to get a new lease of life and a new location in the Buckle Street Memorial Park, complete with a picket fence and garden reminiscent of the original. The category-1 heritage listed building at 18 Buckle St will be rolled to the back of its site and then Read more
Central Wellington Church concerned about Basin flyover
Friday, February 14th, 2014
St Joseph’s parish in Wellington whose church is located near the proposed Basin Reserve flyover has expressed concern at the possibility of being caught up in its noisy construction. ”The church is a focus for calm contemplation and worship by its parishioners,” Wellington barrister Trevor Robinson said. He said it was the church’s view that Read more
Proposed Basin Reserve Flyover will impact on St Joseph’s parish
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012St Joseph’s Church will look to silence the jackhammers during funerals and Sunday services should the proposed Basin Reserve flyover go ahead. Father Gerard Burns said the parish was still not “completely comfortable” with how the NZ Transport Agency’s $90 million project would affect the church on the corner of Brougham and Ellice streets. The Read more