‘Only in New Zealand!’: Relics found in coffee jars in rubble of Christchurch cathedral

The relics - purported to be bones of saints - were found buried in rubble of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes

It might seem like an inauspicious end for a saint, being laid to rest in a Greggs coffee jar.

But for the holy relics buried beneath Christchurch's destroyed Catholic cathedral, those repurposed containers have housed them safely through more than 40 years and two enormous earthquakes, until they were finally unearthed by demolition teams this week.