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The man behind the rebuild of the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch after the earthquakes has died.

The council has now backtracked on sale plans, but other sites will be sold off.

A sold-out ceremony, held at the Christ’s College Dining Hall on Friday 11 June, saw Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House take home the Supreme Award. Dame Anna Crighton, Chair of the Awards, commented that “The occasion was to applaud, acclaim ...

05:00, Jun 05 2021 Supplied The Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru is a finalist in the Seismic category of this year’s heritage awards The Covid-delayed 2020 Canterbury Heritage Awards will take place on June 11. In this second focus on the finalists, Fiona Wykes​ , of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and historian Anna Crighton​ highlight five more contenders. Following the widespread damage caused by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, the Christchurch Heritage Awards Charitable Trust br...

Fiona Wycks and Anna Crighton05:00, May 29 2021 Supplied Severely damaged by the Kaikōura earthquake, Montrose Station Homestead was designed by architect Cecil Wood at a time when he was considered the leading domestic architect in Canterbury. After Covid-19 restrictions last year saw the Canterbury Heritage Awards diverge from their usual biennial format, the awards return on June 11. Fiona Wycks, of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and historian Anna Crighton highlight some finalists. ...

STACY SQUIRES The new riverside artwork for Christchurchs Te Pae convention centre took artists Rachael Rakena and Simon Kaan four years to complete from their first proposal. THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. It was dubbed the “cone of contention” until, suddenly, everyone loved it. It was a typical Christchurch story. A public artwork was commissioned, in this case the Chalice sculpture by Neil Daws...

"The judging this year was extremely difficult,’’ Crighton said. “The jurors had to select finalists in six categories from over 60 entries. The standard of entries was higher than ever before and the variety, too, was indicative of just how heritage is so important to so many people in so many ways. "Now that almost half of our built heritage has been demolished, appreciation of what remains is evident. The jurors agreed, without exception, that every entry was worthy in contributing ...

STACY SQUIRES/Stuff The NG building at 212 Madras St, which the Government may have to buy or use earthquake laws to acquire to smooth the way for Christchurchs new stadium. Earthquake powers may be used to forcibly acquire a 115-year-old building sitting on land needed for Christchurch’s new stadium. The NG building at 212 Madras St, built in 1905, survived the Canterbury earthquakes and is one of the last remaining buildings on a large parcel of land bordered by Madras, Hereford, Barbadoes...

The 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes dramatically changed Christchurchs landscape, with many heritage buildings lost. Heritage advocates claim many of Christchurchs historic buildings were hastily bowled after the deadly February 2011 earthquake, while city leaders say safety was their priority. STEVEN WALTON reports. Carolyn Fletcher loved living in the Gothic Revival-style Cranmer Courts building. “As a little girl I looked at the place and said to my parents that would make a lovely...

The terms of the donation stated the building should only be used as a public gallery for the city’s art collection. Seay wants the building to be used as a permanent exhibition and storage space for some of the city’s art, which is currently held by the Christchurch Art Gallery. He believes the museum’s plans would “be a disaster for the future of the McDougall”. “The museum would not be able to utilise the McDougall as a public art gallery as it only has a small art collection...