GCBT - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:14:14 +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 GCBT - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Christchurch Cathedral - church says critics omitting facts https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/03/28/christchurch-catherdral-church-says-critics-omitting-facts/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:30:14 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=56068

The Anglican Church has criticised the group stopping it from deconstructing the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral, saying its review of the church's decision omitted facts and ignored escalating costs. An advertisement published in The Press laid out the Church Property Trustees' (CPT) argument against restoring the Christchurch Cathedral after the Canterbury earthquakes. The notice, headlined "important Read more

Christchurch Cathedral - church says critics omitting facts... Read more]]> The Anglican Church has criticised the group stopping it from deconstructing the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral, saying its review of the church's decision omitted facts and ignored escalating costs.

An advertisement published in The Press laid out the Church Property Trustees' (CPT) argument against restoring the Christchurch Cathedral after the Canterbury earthquakes.

The notice, headlined "important facts", states there was a "need for the correct information about the Cathedral in the Square to be known".

Christchurch Cathedral restoration campaigner Jim Anderton has hit back saying the CPT public criticism of the restoration effort is "factually incorrect".

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Christchurch Cathedral - church says critics omitting facts]]> 56068 Court decision allows demolition of Christchurch Cathedral to proceed https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/12/03/christchurch-cathedral-free-demolition/ Mon, 02 Dec 2013 18:07:40 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=52815 The Christchurch Cathedral is free to be demolished after a final court bid by opponents to preserve the landmark was rejected. The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) had contested a Court of Appeal decision that the demolition of the earthquake-damaged landmark could go ahead. The Supreme Court today declined that appeal. Continue reading

Court decision allows demolition of Christchurch Cathedral to proceed... Read more]]> The Christchurch Cathedral is free to be demolished after a final court bid by opponents to preserve the landmark was rejected.

The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) had contested a Court of Appeal decision that the demolition of the earthquake-damaged landmark could go ahead.

The Supreme Court today declined that appeal. Continue reading

Court decision allows demolition of Christchurch Cathedral to proceed]]> 52815 Christ Church Cathedral dispute: talk to each other not to media https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/03/08/christ-church-cathedral-dispute-talk-to-each-or-not-to-media/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:29:10 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=40833

There are "communication issues" between Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) and Anglican leaders according to Justice Chisholm who is hearing a case brought by the GCBT challenging the Anglican decision to largely demolish the Christ Church Cathedral. Chisholm said "While it is not the role of the court to intervene, the applicant and first respondent might like Read more

Christ Church Cathedral dispute: talk to each other not to media... Read more]]> There are "communication issues" between Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) and Anglican leaders according to Justice Chisholm who is hearing a case brought by the GCBT challenging the Anglican decision to largely demolish the Christ Church Cathedral.

Chisholm said "While it is not the role of the court to intervene, the applicant and first respondent might like to consider whether communication direct with the other party is likely to be more beneficial," than talking to the media.

The comments appear in minutes of a telephone conference between Justice Chisholm and legal counsel for Anglican leaders, campaign group Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority held this week

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