The Diocese of Christchurch will have to pay a $150,000 development fee after a plea to have it waived was unsuccessful. Despite warnings from staff, the strategy and finance committee had recommended council waive the fee. Mayor Lianne Dalziel, who backed the application at the committee stages, said she had changed her mind on the matter. At a Read more
After a long period of consultation there has been no consensus reached about the future of St Paul’s and Our Lady of Fatima schools in Mairehau, so Christchurch’s Bishop Barry Jones has been forced to make the final call. The Bishop’s proposal was made following three rounds of community consultation The proposal is to cancel the integration Read more
Agreement in principle has been reached over the proposed merger of St Paul’s in Dallington and Our Lady of Fatima School in Mairehau. The merger is to proceed and the new school will be situated in Mairehau, on the site of Our Lady of Fatima in Innes Rd. Following the earthquakes and the red-zoning of St Paul’s Read more