CERA - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 30 Jul 2015 02:44:59 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg CERA - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Catholic cathedral restoration waiting on CERA approval https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/07/31/catholic-cathedral-restoration-waiting-on-cera-approval/ Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:00:22 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=74707

Plans to retain and restore parts of the Catholic cathedral could be jeopardised by approval delays, Christchurch diocese leaders claim. In June, the diocese applied to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) for a section 38 notice. They had expected a decision in weeks but are still waiting approval. A section 38 notice would give Read more

Catholic cathedral restoration waiting on CERA approval... Read more]]> Plans to retain and restore parts of the Catholic cathedral could be jeopardised by approval delays, Christchurch diocese leaders claim.

In June, the diocese applied to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) for a section 38 notice.

They had expected a decision in weeks but are still waiting approval.

A section 38 notice would give the diocese approval to demolish parts of the protected category one heritage building.

In May, the diocese announced plans to deconstruct most of the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament but retain and restore the building's main space if possible.

The demolished parts of the cathedral could then be rebuilt around the retained central space.

If the section 38 notice is not approved, the diocese would have to get demolition consent through the normal planning process, which could take years.

A CERA spokesman said the section 38 application was complex.

"CERA needs to gather and thoroughly consider all of the relevant information, including complex engineering reports and input from the relevant parties such as Heritage New Zealand, before reaching a decision," he said.

The spokesperson said there was no timeframe for a decision on the application.

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Catholic cathedral restoration waiting on CERA approval]]> 74707 Dossier tells of vulnerability of Cathedral http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5913346/Dossier-tells-of-Cathedrals-vulnerability Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:30:24 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=15334 Little would be left of Christ Church Cathedral once dangerous parts of the building are removed, earthquake authority engineers say. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) released hundreds of pages of files they hold on the cathedral yesterday in response to ongoing debate about the future of the building. The nearly 500 pages of files Read more

Dossier tells of vulnerability of Cathedral... Read more]]> Little would be left of Christ Church Cathedral once dangerous parts of the building are removed, earthquake authority engineers say.

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) released hundreds of pages of files they hold on the cathedral yesterday in response to ongoing debate about the future of the building.

The nearly 500 pages of files include engineering reports on the cathedral, emails, photographs, correspondence with the Christchurch City Council and minutes from meetings to discuss the future of the cathedral.

Dossier tells of vulnerability of Cathedral]]> 15334 Demolition of Holy Trinity Church condemned https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/09/30/demolition-of-holy-trinity-church-condemned/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:30:02 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=12283

The demolition of Holy Trinity Church has been condemned by Lyttelton sculptor and stonemason Mark Whyte and heritage advocate Lorraine North. They say the church should have been slowly deconstructed in order to salvage unique heritage materials. The church in Avonside, one of the oldest churches in Canterbury, was designed by Benjamin Mountfort and consecrated in Read more

Demolition of Holy Trinity Church condemned... Read more]]> The demolition of Holy Trinity Church has been condemned by Lyttelton sculptor and stonemason Mark Whyte and heritage advocate Lorraine North. They say the church should have been slowly deconstructed in order to salvage unique heritage materials.

The church in Avonside, one of the oldest churches in Canterbury, was designed by Benjamin Mountfort and consecrated in 1857. It was badly damaged in the February 22 earthquake and has now been almost completely demolished.

Whyte said the building, with unique stained-glass windows and hand-painted ceilings, was more important than Christ Church Cathedral.

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