There’s still no fixed date for the demolition of Hamilton’s Euphrasie House, and politicians are taking other options to the church. The Catholic Diocese got the green light to bowl the 1939 convent and hostel in a 2014 Environment Court decision, and a passionate group of locals has been trying to save it since then. Read more
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Historic Waihi church with $1 reserve sells for $11k
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016A 110-year-old Waihi church up for sale with a $1 reserve has sold to the highest bidder online. The St James Presbyterian Church building was listed for sale on Trade Me. The auction closed shortly after 11am when the church sold for $11,100 from a total of 115 bids. The church, made of heart rimu, Read more
Spanish-mission-style Euphrasie House goes but chapel remains
Tuesday, September 6th, 2016
The long running battle to save the 1936 Spanish-mission-style convent and hostel Euphrasie House has has come to an end. The building could be demolished by the end of the year. However, an adjoining building, St Mary’s Chapel, will be preserved and strengthen. The chapel was built for the Sisters of Our Lady of the Read more
Erskine College $30m housing project gets thumbs up from Island Bay residents
Friday, August 26th, 2016The $30m development of Erskine College has drawn a mainly positive response from about 100 people at an Island Bay Residents’ Association meeting. Island Residents association president Vicki Greco said people were generally happy with the design and the chapel restoration while concerns around stress on schools and infrastructure were seen as surmountable. Continue reading
New proposed Erskine development: what’s changed since 1992?
Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
Another plan has been put forward to earthquake strengthen and restore the chapel of the Sacred Heart in Island Bay Wellington. The plan is part of a proposed $30 million 94-townhouse development. Councillor Andy Foster, chairman of the transport and urban development committee, said early estimates that put the costs of the houses between $500,000 Read more
Cathedral – “Great announcements and then nothing”
Friday, July 8th, 2016
After five years of dereliction, legal spats and uncertainty, the Government has appointed a working party to consider options for the ChristChurch Cathedral. Prior to this announcement Ernest Duval was reported as saying,”Christchurch is an oddball place. The heavens open and there are these great announcements and then there is nothing. It is like the cone of silence Read more
New roof for Dunedin’s Dominican Priory
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016Almost half a million dollars of funding has allowed plans for a new roof for Dunedin’s Dominican Priory to go ahead. The money is coming from the Lottery Grants Board’s World War One commemorations environment and heritage committee. Work on the historic building is expected to start this summer. The news has brought joy to Read more
Heritage buildings from another era a problem for living faith communities
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Hamilton Deputy Mayor Gordon Chesterman says the pending loss of the presbytery beside Hamilton’s Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is sad news for Hamilton East as the building was a “fantastic link” to another era. The situation in Hamilton raises an issue that is becoming a problem for church communities throughout New Zealand – Read more
Wellington’s Old St Paul’s church to mark 150th anniversary
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016A jewel in the capital’s architectural crown is set to celebrate two anniversaries this weekend. Old St Paul’s church will mark 150 years since its consecration, as well as the 50th anniversary since being bought by the Holyoake government. Continue reading
All heritage churches in Christchurch dicocese can be saved
Friday, October 30th, 2015
The Christchurch Catholic diocese is confident it can save all of its earthquake-damaged heritage churches in Canterbury. The Christchurch diocese has 13 heritage churches in Canterbury and Westland closed because of earthquake damage. The diocese believed the churches in Rangiora and Pleasant Point were beyond repair, but after advice from international architectural expert James McCrery, Read more