Central City Development Unit News Today

ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff The Christchurch stadium site as shown from the northwestern corner looking south. Murray Strong, the chairman of the stadiums project delivery company, said the stadium was planned to sit in the southwestern corner of the designated land, which was the nearest corner to the NG building site. The site would maximise sunlight for growing the turf and would have the best possible ease of entry and exit, Strong said. “We know we’re going to need all of that site to maxi...

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...