Cathedral millions declined

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Cashed-up Christ Church Cathedral supporters want to shell out millions of dollars to save the quake-damaged landmark, but their offer has been rebuffed.  
      The Great Christchurch Buildings Trust, co-chaired by former MPs Jim Anderton and Philip Burdon, has offered to provide the $6.7 million it says is required to stabilise the cathedral. The restoration campaign group would also assist with further fundraising if saving the building was guaranteed.  
      But the offer has not been accepted.  
      "Right from the start the church has set its mind against restoring the cathedral. That's what we're up against," Anderton said.  
      "It's a bit like raising money for a gymnasium at the local school and the principal fighting it. I've never tried to help someone who is so reluctant to accept help."  
      The central-city building's fate hangs on a Court of Appeal decision on whether it must be restored or decision-making power reverts to its owner, the Church Property Trust (CPT), which is mulling three options, two of which are rebuilds, for the site.  
      Anglican diocese spokesman Jayson Rhodes declined to comment, but confirmed the trust's funding offer had been received.  
      He told The Press last month it was "essential" to consider inflation and escalation in restoration costs.  
      "It would be ill-advised to not include those figures for a project lasting a number of years. No scheme is ready to start tomorrow," he said.  
      Anderton confirmed the offer was not accepted. "They have to decide that they are going to restore the cathedral first.  
      "We've got the money but we can't say to people, ‘we're going to make it safe, but then [the CPT] might pull it down'," he said.  
      The trust claims the cathedral could be restored for about $67m, compared with Anglican estimates the job would cost between $104m and $221m.  
      "They've got a problem because they've spent some of the insurance money on the cardboard cathedral," Anderton said.  
      "How much they've got left is a moot point."  
      He was expecting the appeal court decision by mid-June. "It's certainly overdue; it could be any time. Neither side is in a position to be definitive until that's released."  
      Burdon has committed $1m of his own money to the project and another confirmed donation was "much higher than that".

1977pacmann

这没法说了，这个JIM ANDERDON非得要筹钱送去修那个圆明园残迹式半毁的教堂。在下怀疑还是为了迎合某些老年人选民，拉大旗做虎皮，要是真让这人搞成功了，倒霉的是纳税人，不知道又要多花多少钱来修复这个老教堂；好在教会‘觉悟低’，只顾省钱，一口回绝了，这下真是热脸贴冷屁股。。其实想想，区区六百多W，够这些KIWI建筑工大爷，工程师大爷们折腾几天的。。

当初没选这个政客真是对了。。

Luckt_2006

交的税都给一些傻逼抽烟喝酒了，屌国家！！！草泥马的