The 116-year-old Ng Building in central Christchurch.
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
The land which houses the NG Building on Madras Street is being taken under earthquake legislation.
Previous attempts to buy the building have failed.
The owners of the building, as well as the Christchurch Civic Trust and Historic Places Canterbury have previously fought to save the 116-year-old warehouse which also has retail space for NG Design.
Ground works are already under way at the stadium site which takes in a large block of land in the central city.
Originally it was planned to incorporate the building into the stadium design but the intention changed when the stadium s location was changed slightly.
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The 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes dramatically changed Christchurch s landscape, with many heritage buildings lost.
Heritage advocates claim many of Christchurch s historic buildings were hastily bowled after the deadly February 2011 earthquake, while city leaders say safety was their priority. STEVEN WALTON reports. Carolyn Fletcher loved living in the Gothic Revival-style Cranmer Courts building. “As a little girl I looked at the place and said to my parents that would make a lovely place to live’. I just thought it was a gorgeous building,” she says.
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Cranmer Courts residents Carolyn Fletcher, left, and Phylippa Gough in front of the heritage building in 2012, before it demolished.