"A campaign to save the Christchurch Cathedral begins today, featuring aerial images taken from a helicopter at 500 feet just two months ago, show that the building is not ruined."
"The Great Christchurch Building Trust is behind the campaign and says the new perspective shows that the historic building can be restored."
The Media Release is as follows: (more…)
“Labour’s plans to protect Canterbury’s heritage and to support building a liveable city include carrying out an audit of all remaining heritage buildings in the CBD and wider region. We will also repeal Section 38 of the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Act to ensure the community have their say before any more heritage buildings are razed."
“That guarantees the iconic Christchurch cathedral will not be demolished in haste, with any decisions on its future only being made after consultation and a proper Resource Management Act process."
Media Release is as follows: (more…)
Media coverage:
"Battle to save cathedral far from over"
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10108233/Battle-to-save-cathedral-far-from-over
"ChristChurch Cathedral to be deconstructed"
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11264770&ref=NZH_Tw
"Battle to save cathedral far from over"
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10108233/Battle-to-save-cathedral-far-from-over
Paul Tuffrey has uploaded a "flyover" video of the Christ Church Cathedral onto Vimeo.
This is a must see!
Link to video: http://vimeo.com/94486996
This is site is well worth a visit if you want to keep yourself briefed on the latest developments on the Christ Church Cathedral.
The Restore Christchurch Cathedral web site has links to the latest media coverage- http://restorechristchurchcathedral.co.nz/?cat=5
The Press is reporting:
"Restoration of the Christ Church Cathedral could be a condition of any post-election coalition deal, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says."
"Peters backing fix for 'icon":http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9831041/Peters-backing-fix-for-icon
http://keepthecathedral.wordpress.com/
"Created and Organised by: Geoffrey Rathbun. I am a citizen of Christchurch City, New Zealand. I have been working since mid 2011 with several groups of people in Christchurch, fighting to have our Cathedral restored."
"What we do: We run two marquees, which are set up for a day at busy intersections in Christchurch. From these, we hand out information, and show our message to all who pass by..."
The Press has a front page detailing a NZHPT initiative on the Christchurch Cathedral (Friday 10th Jan 2014):"Cathedral peace talks on the cards"- http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/9594560/Cathedral-peace-talks-on-the-cards
There is an online article reporting the Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's positive reaction:
"Mayor supports Cathedral peace talks": http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/9596936/Mayor-supports-Cathedral-peace-talks
ICOMOS have generously supplied us with a copy of their Media Release:
Media release from ICOMOS New Zealand re Christ Church Cathedral rebuild
The ICOMOS Media Release is as follows: (more…)
The Greater Christchurch Building Trust has generously provided a copy of their GCBT Restoration Offer to CPT.
GCBT Restoration Offer to CPT (Link to PDF download.)
(Note: The last page containing the contact details of the GCBT Trustees has been removed.)
