Posts Tagged ‘Jayson Rhodes’

Church disputes Buildings Trust’s cathedral restoration figures

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

On Tuesday The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust announced  that the Anglican Cathedral in Christchurch New Zealand, which was severely damges in by an earthquake  could be restored for $67 million, as opposed to the $220 million the Anglican Church says is needed. One of the most contentious factors in the $153 million difference is whether base isolators – flexible bearings in Read more

Synod members show strong support for contemporary design

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

The ‘‘overwhelming majority’’ of the more than 200 members of the  Christchurch Anglican synod, which was in session on the weekend,  are in favour of a new, modern Christ Church Cathedral with not a single person voting for restoration. Last week the church revealed three designs for the Christchurch icon – restoration, a reinterpretation of Read more