"Final Victoria Square plan considered" The Press:
"Christchurch City Council is being asked to approve a revised Government plan to restore Victoria Square.
The latest plan sees the layout of Victoria Square remaining largely unchanged and proposes repairs and restoration of existing features. ..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/72230970/final-victoria-square-plan-considered
Manchester St super stop site 'ill-conceived' : The Press
"At a meeting of the council's infrastructure, transport and environment committee, councillors were told the chosen location was ill-conceived and would obscure the view of two of the few remaining heritage buildings in Christchurch's central city - the recently relocated Shands Emporium and the neighbouring Trinity Congregational Church."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/71697526/manchester-st-super-stop-site-illconceived
"Catholic cathedral restoration going ahead" The Press Online:
"A $45-million revamp of Christchurch's quake-damage Catholic cathedral has been given the green light to start before the end of the year. ..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/71629508/catholic-cathedral-restoration-going-ahead
"Manchester St property owners win bus shelter battle" The Press:
"... A controversial proposal to build a giant canopied bus shelter with glass pods on a central city section of Manchester St has been rejected. ..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/71006460/manchester-st-property-owners-win-bus-shelter-battle
"Editorial: Council should re-examine its plans for Manchester St bus superstop" The Press:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/70956862/editorial-council-should-reexamine-its-plans-for-manchester-st-bus-superstop
"Manchester St bus stop upsets heritage advocates, developers" The Press:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70829180/manchester-st-bus-stop-upsets-heritage-advocates-developers
"Work starts on McKenzie and Willis site - bars and restaurants to move in" The Press Online
"... The complex of three buildings around lanes and a courtyard is being built behind the historic McKenzie and Willis facade, on the corner of Tuam and High st. ..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/71440455/work-starts-on-mckenzie-and-willis-site--bars-and-restaurants-to-move-in
"....The Christchurch Heritage Ltd, which owns and is restoring the Trinity Church and the recently-relocated Shands Emporium building, said the stop would be "visually intrusive" and degrade the heritage values of both buildings..." The Press
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70829180/manchester-st-bus-stop-upsets-heritage-advocates-developers
Demolition order for historic Bishopscourt The Press
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70576918/Demolition-order-for-historic-Bishopscourt
Barnaby Bennett has written a widely discussed Blog on the Christchurch Recovery which made the front page of the Press print edition. HPC is not endorsing the Blog but it is being widely circulated, discussed and it is a lively read.
Heritage is given some prominence in the blog:
"Exhibit 5: He was wrong about heritage and existing buildings. Dr Jessica Halliday explains this best in her essay Losing our collective memory Once in a Lifetime p210)...
...if we look around the city now it is only the temporary projects and the repaired older buildings holding the place together. C1, Isaac Theatre, New Regent Street..."
https://medium.com/@mrbarnabyb/yeah-yeah-yeah-nah-minister-why-brownlee-is-unfit-to-lead-the-recovery-c6ff2b6b7aa8
"Buyer needed to save historic former artist's studio and lodge" The Press
"Canterbury artist Bill Hammond is looking for someone to rescue his old home and studio.
The heritage timber building, at 26 Canterbury St in Lyttelton, was built as the Kilwinning Masonic Lodge in the 1880s and is now owned by Hammond and his wife, Jane McBride. It was damaged in the earthquakes and has sat vacant since. ..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/71025267/buyer-needed-to-save-historic-former-artists-studio-and-lodge
"Christchurch CBD's derelict buildings to come back to life": The Press Online: Updates on Cafe Roma, Hereford Chambers, Public Trust Building.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/the-rebuild/70846418/christchurch-cbds-derelict-buildings-to-come-back-to-life
