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Cardboard cathedral festival begins

The cardboard cathedral's opening festival began last night, with a performance by the Christchurch City Choir.

07 August 2013

Joy as Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral prepares to open

Christchurch's new cardboard cathedral is now officially in the hands of the Anglican Church.

02 August 2013

NZ cardboard cathedral damaged by rain

Officials say rain damage to Christchurch's interim cathedral is "an easy fix"

19 July 2013

Christchurch cathedral submissions top 3,700

A consultation on designs for Auckland's ChristChurch Cathedral has produced thousands of submissions

05 June 2013

Drone reveals further damage

Drone reveals further damage

New video footage of the interior of the stricken ChristChurch Cathedral shows further deterioration from exposure to the weather, continued aftershocks, and birds.

22 February 2013

Deconstruction of cathedral must wait on new plans

Deconstruction of cathedral must wait on new plans

The High Court has halted the deconstruction of Christchurch's severely damaged cathedral – but only until the Church Property Trustees produce plans and commit to building a new Cathedral in the Square.

16 November 2012

New Zealand: More church insurance drama

New Zealand: More church insurance drama

The insurance crisis facing all New Zealand churches in the wake of the Christchurch quakes today became more stark.

24 November 2011

130 years on, Church Cathedral ceases to be extraordinary

130 years on, Church Cathedral ceases to be extraordinary

The 130-year-old spiritual centrepiece of Christchurch today was reduced to an ordinary ruin. And all in the space of half an hour.

11 November 2011

Cathedral to be deconsecrated

Christchurch Cathedral – the icon of that quake-crippled city, and the most recognised church in New Zealand – is to be deconsecrated ahead of partial demolition.

31 October 2011

$1m handed over to Christchurch

$1m handed over to Christchurch

Anglicans have raised more than $1m for Christchurch – and those funds have now been passed to the two bishops in the city to distribute for quake relief and rehabilitation projects.

19 September 2011