17 Feb 2022

Fears for 103-year-old war memorial building

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 17 February 2022

Heritage advocates are calling for a 103-year-old war memorial building in Christchurch to be saved from demolition. 

The Christchurch City Council has voted 13 to four to demolish the quake-prone Upper Riccarton War Memorial Library.

Historic Places Canterbury chair Mark Gerrard tells Jesse why he thinks that's the wrong way to go.

The Upper Riccarton memorial library back in 2010.

The Upper Riccarton memorial library back in 2010. Photo: NZHistory, photographer Francis Vallance.