Posts Tagged ‘earthquake strengthening’

Video: Earthquake strengthening of St Mary of the Angels

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015

Generous donors helped raised the $3.1 million required to begin the earthquake strengthening of St Mary of the Angels in March. Another $6.2m is needed by 2027

Auckland landmark St Ben’s has shaky future if bill passes unchanged

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

St Benedict’s parish in Newton faces a bill of up to $8 million to bring their Auckland landmark church up to proposed earthquake strengthening standards. That’s after already spending about $2million ten years ago to restore the structure that was built in 1888. That restoration brought the church up to 33 per cent of the Read more