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“We’re aiming to restart work in another 24 months, so this extension of the NPDC heritage building grant is a welcome boost and we’re hoping it will encourage other contributors to come forward and help too,” said Taranaki Cathedral Dean ...

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New Plymouth, 2 April 2024. Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary/Mere Tapu has announced a pause in their remediation and maintenance project due to an $8.5m shortfall. Key contractor Clelands recently completed a test on a portion of the southern wall of ...

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A new whare (house) that creates a space to bring the Taranaki Cathedral community and mana whenua together and establish the Sir Paul Reeves Centre, will be officially opened with a dawn blessing in Ngāmotu New Plymouth today. Te Whare Hononga, the ...

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A project that is building reconciliation between Māori and Pakeha in Taranaki means New Zealand’s oldest stone church will remain closed for a few more years.