Christchurch NG building owners halt destruction of building - for now
11 May, 2021 09:58 PM
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The historic warehouse, home to NG Boutique since 2005, has been on the knife-edge of planned demolition since 2012. Photo / Supplied
The historic warehouse, home to NG Boutique since 2005, has been on the knife-edge of planned demolition since 2012. Photo / Supplied
Digital producer, Christchurch, NZ Heralddevon.bolger@nzme.co.nz
The owners of Christchurch s NG building have managed to halt the destruction of their 110-year-old property to make way for a new $473 multi-use indoor arena.
Roland Logan and Sharon Ng filed an injunction against the Crown in the High Court in Wellington to stop the compulsory acquisition of the building by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).
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Preparatory works have started at the stadium site. Logan and Ng have now filed in an injunction against the Crown in the High Court in Wellington in an attempt to stop the purchase being completed. On Thursday, the High Court said the application was yet to be heard by a judge. Logan said on Thursday they did not object to the stadium being built, but wanted to stop the sale so they could move the building at their own cost. “The stadium can be built without interfering with our building. We are prepared to pick it up and shift it down the road. It is engineered and costed and ready to go,” he said.