New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has today announced a campaign commitment to fund an extra $15 million for the Christ Church Cathedral to get the rebuild moving.
I was hoping Winston meant he would put in $15 million personally but instead he means he wants taxpayers from Hamilton, Te Kuiti, New Plymouth and Hastings to fund it.
The Church never wanted to rebuild it. They knew the cost wasn’t worth it. They could build a new cathedral for much less. But they got bullied into it.
The cost of the rebuild is now $248 million. The insurance replacement value was $39 million.
It’s been 15 years, and Christchurch is doing fine without it.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition
The cost of the rebuild is now $248 million. The insurance replacement value was $39 million.
It’s been 15 years, and Christchurch is doing fine without it.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition
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