A new cathedral, school, parking building and up to four new hotels are part of a half-billion dollar central Christchurch development expected to revitalise the area north of Cathedral Square. ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF Bishop Paul Martin, left, and developer Philip Carter at the site of Christchurch's new catholic cathedral and precinct. A map showing the planned sites for the Catholic cathedral and school plus convention centre hotels. Sales could include the existing cathedral site, and St Mary's church in Manchester St would also eventually close, Martin said. Carter said north of the Square was the "final piece of the jigsaw connecting the Avon River to the performing arts precinct and Cathedral Square".

Source: Stuff December 06, 2019 16:03 UTC