Christchurch stadium: Settlement reached to buy last building in the way Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 10:51AM
An artists impression of the Canterbury multi-use arena to be built in the Christchurch CBD, which would have a roof and 25,000-person capacity. (Photo / Supplied)
Christchurch stadium: Settlement reached to buy last building in the way Tue, 29 Jun 2021, 10:51AM
The Crown has reached an agreement to buy the last property needed to build Christchurch s long-awaited $473 million covered stadium.
Work on the new 25,000-seater rectangular-turf Canterbury multi-use arena has started and is due to be completed by 2024.
One building has been left standing on three cleared CBD blocks bounded by Tuam, Hereford, Madras and Barbadoes streets.
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There is no right of objection under the legislation used to acquire the NG building. Christchurch City Council previously confirmed the site needed to be cleared to make way for the $473m stadium being built across the three city blocks bordered by Madras, Hereford, Barbadoes and Tuam streets. Lydia Bloy, group manager for Crown property from Land Information New Zealand (Linz), which is responsible for acquiring land, said the Crown notified the owners on April 14 they would proceed with compulsory acquisition.
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The building sits near the south-west corner of the three city blocks designated for the stadium. The surrounding buildings are all owned by the Crown.
Jack it up, slide it back, swivel the wheels 45 degrees then roll it 250-300 metres to the back door of the Transitional Cathedral. That s the intent, Lewis Bradford engineer Ashley Wilson told Frank Film last week. It sounds really easy. All we need to do is make sure it is well tied together and has got some good foundations. Easy may be stretching the point but the last-ditch effort to save the 1905 NG building in Madras St from demolition to make way for the new $473 million multi-use arena is, he says, a feasible option.
The historic warehouse, home to NG Boutique since 2005, has been on the knife edge of planned demolition since 2012.