He set a date for a more substantial court hearing on August 21 and 22. Co-owner Roland Logan said they would take the case to trial if necessary, but hoped the Crown and council were “willing to negotiate a resolution to this issue” – either by incorporating it into the stadium design, or allowing them to shift it to another site at their own cost. “All we’re trying to do here is save one of the last heritage buildings left in Christchurch. “We are seeking a win-win scenario for the successful building of the new stadium, and the retention of an important iconic heritage building.”
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The NG building at 212 Madras St, which the Government may have to buy or use earthquake laws to acquire to smooth the way for Christchurch s new stadium.
Earthquake powers may be used to forcibly acquire a 115-year-old building sitting on land needed for Christchurch’s new stadium. The NG building at 212 Madras St, built in 1905, survived the Canterbury earthquakes and is one of the last remaining buildings on a large parcel of land bordered by Madras, Hereford, Barbadoes and Tuam streets. But that area has been earmarked for a $473 million, 25,000-seat roofed stadium and multi-use arena, to replace the old Lancaster Park that was irreparably damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes.