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Flooding sees Auckland cathedral concert cancelled

NZ Catholic Staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:58:35 +0000

by NZ CATHOLIC staff
AUCKLAND — A concert in St Patrick’s Cathedral on May 17 had to be cancelled at the last minute after nearby Liston Hall was flooded with water that could have been contaminated.
Students from St Peter’s College and St Mary’s College in Auckland had some items in the hall, when the flooding happened.
A concert featuring soloists, choirs and orchestras from both schools was to have been followed by a retiring collection to raise funds for the cathedral.
On May 17, a stormwater pipe in Hobson St was blocked by tree roots and, following heavy rain, water came up through a toilet system in Liston Hall, NZ Catholic understands.
The site was decontaminated by contractors working on May 17 and 18.
St Peter’s College director of music Antun Poljanich said he knew of one musical instrument, a flute, belonging to a boy that had to be decontaminated and have parts replaced.
Students were also seeking replacement school diaries at the school stationary shop on the following Monday.
It is understood some school bags belonging to St Mary’s College students may also have been affected. The flooding is believed to have occurred after the final practice session before the concert.
Mr Poljanich said the boys were disappointed at the cancellation as they really wanted to be at the cathedral and play for people.
“They are very passionate about it, it is a big thing,” he said.
He hopes the concert can be rescheduled. A lot of the St Peter’s students are involved in the school musical production starting in June.
The insurance situation was unclear, but NZ Catholic has heard it could be up to private policies.

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Fate of cathedral won’t be known for months

Michael Otto — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:13:09 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH — The fate of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and several other Catholic churches in Canterbury will not be known for several months. With insurance negotiations still ongoing, the diocese is in the early stages of preparing a strategic plan on the number and location of churches to be built. This will be

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Stolen chalices found

Kathleen Casey — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:55:19 +0000

by KATHLEEN CASEY CHRISTCHURCH — A rare find shows the hand of God once more in Christchurch. Squatters took historic and valuable chalices from the forbidden territory of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and stashed them in the nearby Samoan Centre, where police found them before the theft had been discovered. Of the 11

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Christchurch Catholic cathedral dome to be taken down

Michael Otto — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH The main dome of the severely damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Christchurch is to be removed over several months to reduce the risk of part or all of the remaining structure collapsing. The cathedrals bell towers and part of its front façade collapsed during the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on February 22. According

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Christians in central India protest attempt to burn cathedral

Michael Otto — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000

JABALPUR, India (CNS) Christians in central India have taken to the streets to protest an attempt to burn the Catholic cathedral. Two unidentified men entered the 120-year-old Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral in Jabalpur and set fire to its altar Sept. 18, Fr Joseph Christuraj told the Asian church news agency UCA News. The

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