Christ Church Cathedral: Inside the long, costly, and bitter fight to restore a city’s broken heart

There’s a new plan to re-open the Christ Church Cathedral in stages.

It’s after the reinstatement of the iconic building came to a standstill last year when the project was unable to secure an extra $85 to 95 million.

The new plan still comes with a funding shortfall of between $40 and 45 million.

This news is just the latest in a saga that’s haunted Cantabrians since the cathedral was severely damaged in the Canterbury Earthquakes.

Today on The Front Page, we hear about the latest announcement from Newstalk ZB reporter Jaime Cunningham.  

Then, we speak with former National MP and Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration Nicky Wagner about what it was like early on, behind the curtain when those hard decisions were being made.

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