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Authorities have been trying for nearly a decade to acquire a 115-year-old building for city's new stadium. A legal battle to decide its future is about to kick off.
ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff The Christchurch stadium site as shown from the northwestern corner looking south. Murray Strong, the chairman of the stadium's 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 maximise the opportunities for the city and for users to make sure it’s the most fit-for-purpose aren...
The 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes dramatically changed Christchurch's landscape, with many heritage buildings lost. Heritage advocates claim many of Christchurch's 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 place to live’. I just thought it was a gorgeous building,” she says. KIRK HARGREAVES/Stuff ...