Cardboard Cathedral - to be considered at a council meeting today

The agenda for today's council meeting includes an item (number 55) to consider a location and financial support for the Cardboard Cathedral. Council staff have prepared a report for council accompanied by a recommendation.

The recommendation of council staff is:

It is recommended that the Council:
(a) Decline the request from the ChristChurch Cathedral Diocese for the Council to make available council owned/held land for a temporary cathedral (the proposed “Cardboard Cathedral”).
(b) Resolve not to provide any financial assistance towards the establishment of a temporary cathedral.

It seems ironic that council are keen to have a say on rebuilding the Cathedral yet wish to do nothing to provide interim support. The council meeting agenda is available here.

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