The Archbishop of Wellington will decide if the condemned St Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Ward is completely demolished or partially salvaged. The decision is expected next month ahead of the first anniversary of the Grassmere earthquake. The small red-brick church, built in 1923, was damaged in the 6.6 earthquake which caused cracks in its Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Wellington Earthquake’
9.3 million needed to strengthen St Mary of the Angels
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Strengthening St Mary of the Angels church in central Wellington, New Zealand is going to cost about $9.35 million. The parish priest of St Mary of the Angels, Fr Barry Scannell said that at present it met between 15 and 20 per cent of the new building standard and would need significant work on its Read more
Turn Wellington’s St Gerard’s into apartments or hotel
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
St Gerard’s Monastery, on a hill overlooking Oriental Parade, is unquestionably one of Wellington’s landmark buildings. It is also an earthquake risk. Rex Nicholls, a Wellington property developer and husband of a former Mayor has, by way of a letter to the editor, offered the church some free advice on how to fund the earthquake strengthening Read more
St Mary of the Angels closed for 18 Months
Sunday, July 28th, 2013
The iconic central-city Wellington Church, St Mary of the Angels Church is closed for up to 18 months. The closure is as a result of a series of recent Wellington earthquakes, the largest registering a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter Scale. “The safety of our parishioners and Church users is paramount, and therefore we Read more
Earthquake stops Mass at St Mary of the Angels
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
On Sunday Wellington’s earthquake brought the 5pm Sunday Mass in St Mary of the Angels to a premature halt. After the 6.5 quake hit at 5.09pm, the biggest of a swarm of more than 230 that have struck the upper South Island and lower and central North Island since Friday, the celebrant Fr Tom O’Connor Read more