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Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says a decision to save the Anglican cathedral in Christchurch is solely up to the Anglican Church.

A newly reopened street in Christchurch is being closed to traffic again on Sunday to give pedestrians the chance to walk through the quake-damaged central city.

A Christchurch City Council committee has decided it will not initially help pay for visitor and community services at the Anglican Church's temporary cathedral.

The Prime Minister has confirmed the demolition of the ChristChurch Cathedral is on hold while the Anglican Church considers a report which says the building can be saved. Audio

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The Anglican Church says a new plan for how ChristChurch Cathedral can be safely restored changes nothing and the building should be demolished as a matter of urgency. Audio

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A group hoping to create a blueprint for Christchurch's new cathedral has looked to some of the world's most impressive churches for inspiration.

The Queen has expressed concern for the future of the Anglican cathedral in Christchurch during a meeting with Prime Minister John Key.

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Bishop Victoria Matthews of Christchurch is to visit 12 cathedrals around the world including Coventry cathedral and St Martin-in-the-Fields in London.

The Anglican Cathedral sustained further damage in the magnitude 5.2 aftershock which hit Christchurch on Friday afternoon.

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A meeting has been told that ChristChurch Cathedral could be restored for half the price estimated by the Anglican Church and could involve replacing the stone steeple with one made of wood.

Organisers of a protest calling for a halt to the demolition of Christchurch's cathedral have been invited to inspect the building.

Thousands of people gathered in Christchurch on Saturday afternoon to protest against the demolition of the city's historic cathedral.

A former MP is calling for a popular protest against the Anglican Church's decision to pull down the ChristChurch Cathedral.

Christchurch City Council is calling for an immediate pause in the demolition of the city's Anglican cathedral, in response to a submission from campaigners wanting to save the building.