Fight against demolition goes on, even though work is underway.
Opponents of the demolition of Christchurch Cathedral are planning a legal challenge and will try to “pressure” Prime Minister John Key and Cabinet ministers into helping their cause.
Their proposed tactics are revealed in an email obtained by the NZ Herald – sent to a number of Christchurch-based MPs and prominent “Save the Cathedral” supporters – which outlines several “key lines of attack” against the demolition.
Preliminary work has begun to pull down the 131-year-old cathedral, which has been badly damaged by earthquakes that have struck Canterbury since September 2010.
The Anglican Diocese of Christchurch said it would be too costly to repair.
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