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Phase One of the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral has been completed. Today, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Limited is celebrating the completion of the first phase of the reinstatement project. The Cathedral is stabilised and the project is on track to be completed in 2027. “We’re inside!” exclaimed Keith Paterson, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project…
Curious about what’s happening behind the fences surrounding Christ Church Cathedral? Then book a spot for a special behind-the-scenes tour on either 30 April or 1 May with members of the Cathedral’s reinstatement team. The tours are being run as part of Open Christchurch, the annual celebration of architectural excellence. Although the tours of Christ…
The fossilised remains of a turtle that lived between 25 and 35 million years ago have been found inside a pillar from a historic Christchurch church. Christchurch sculptor Paul Deans discovered the fossil embedded in the limestone core of a pillar from the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, which was built between 1881 and 1882. When…
Omihi School want NZ to join their virtual mission and help them to get to Christ Church School in London, England. Omihi School is a small country school of 34 children, 3 teachers, 1 teacher aide/cleaner, 1 office administrator, 2 bus drivers, 1 school dog, 1 school baby and a Principal, based in North Canterbury….
Survivors of abuse in the care of the Catholic Church at Christchurch’s Marylands School, and two related facilities, will give evidence at an Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry public hearing in February next year. The six-day hearing is a case study as part of the Royal Commission’s wider investigation into abuse in the…
Royal Commission statement addressing abuse data released by Te RÅpÅ« Tautoko, on behalf of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa 1 February 2022 Attributed to Katherine Anderson, Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission We acknowledge the sobering data released today by Te RÅpÅ« Tautoko, on behalf of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa, which shows the scale of…
A clubhouse completed in 1923 for the Canterbury Yacht and Motor Boat Club is one step closer to finding a new, permanent home beside the Governors Bay Jetty. It comes after a grant of $58,500 was made today by the Christchurch City Council Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee. The money will help with the cost…
An ancient turtle fossil discovered in a church pillar in Christchurch may have lived up to 35 million years ago. Christchurch sculptor Paul Deans found the fossil embedded in the limestone core of a pillar from the demolished Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, erected between 1881 and 1882. Several sections of the extracted cores given to…
Christ Church Cathedral will be reinstated and two modern buildings built alongside it under a $154 million concept design released today. Under the design plans, the historic Cathedral will sit at the heart of the Cathedral Quarter. It will be supported by modern buildings that both contrast and complement it in terms of aesthetics and…
A fun new hoarding erected around Christ Church Cathedral is giving people a glimpse of the building’s past and its future. The new 58-metre long fencing information panels have been installed over the past few days and were officially ‘unveiled’ earlier today. Dean of Christchurch Lawrence Kimberley says the panels are intended to inform and…
A proposed Order in Council to support the rebuild of the Christ Church Cathedral has been given the go ahead. It will provide greater certainty for the reinstatement of the Christ Church Cathedral, prevent lengthy delays of up to two years and keep costs down. The Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy, approved the Order on 24…
An engineer with more than 30 years’ experience has been appointed as the Project Director for the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral. An engineer with more than 30 years’ experience has been appointed as the Project Director for the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral. Christchurch-based professional project director and consulting engineer Keith Paterson has been…
Media release Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project 11 November 2019 – For immediate use Christ Church Cathedral to host Prince Charles during Royal Visit The Right Reverend Dr Peter Carrell, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, and the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project team are delighted to be hosting His Royal Highness The Prince of…