[Stuff.co.nz by Nicole Mathewson] The Anglican Church has publicly criticised the group stopping it from deconstructing the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral, saying its review of the church's decision omitted facts and ignored escalating costs.

An advertisement published in The Press today lays out the Church Property Trustees' (CPT) argument against restoring the Christ Church 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".

The CPT focused its criticism on the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) - co-chaired by former Cabinet ministers Jim Anderton and Phillip Burdon - claiming its review of estimates provided to the church by quantity surveyor David Doherr was "not substantiated".

It claimed quantity surveyor Glenn Brown, who was employed by the GCBT to look over the church's figures, could "find no fault" with the advice and figures the CPT had received on how much it would cost to restore or rebuild the cathedral.

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