A large crowd has turned out for the official opening of Christchurch's new central library. Hundreds have poured through the doors of Christchurch's newly opened central library, Tūranga, and they seemed impressed by the $92 million building. IAIN MCGREGOR/STUFF Hundreds waited for the official opening of Tūranga, the central city library. The Christchurch City Council expects an average of 3000 people to use the library each day. Central city resident Marjorie Manthei said when the gold cladding went on the library was "like a beacon".

Source: Stuff October 12, 2018 01:01 UTC