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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 Christchurch s 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 and Tuam streets. But that area has been earmarked for a $473 million, 25,000-seat roofed stadium and multi-use arena, to replace the old Lancaster Park that was irreparably damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes.