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The Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru is a finalist in the Seismic category of this year’s heritage awards
The Covid-delayed 2020 Canterbury Heritage Awards will take place on June 11. In this second focus on the finalists, Fiona Wykes
, of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and historian Anna Crighton
highlight five more contenders.
Following the widespread damage caused by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, the Christchurch Heritage Awards Charitable Trust broadened the awards to encompass all of Canterbury.
This geographical spread meant that for the 2021 awards, such entries as the Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru, together with the Balmoral Forest Fire Lookout in Hurunui, and the Rakaia Gorge No 1 Bridge in Selwyn were eligible.