Parishioners in St Mary’s Blenheim will be going to Mass in their own church again on Sunday. The church has been shut since May after it was initially assessed as being about 8 per cent of the building code and at risk of collapse in a significant earthquake. The steeple was an area of concern, Read more
It has been decided that the continued use of St Mary of the Angels in Wellington is defensible, subject to appropriate signage and information to Church users and continued development of a credible strengthening strategy. But it is not such good news for the people in Blenheim. Parish priest Father Bill Warwick has informed them Read more