Christchurch: Treasures arise from cathedral ruins, 10 years after earthquake
by Elle Hunt in Auckland from World news | The Guardian on (#5G7CG)
Finds include 1980s time capsules, old collection boxes and a nativity scene with figures heads taken clean off'
Ten years on from Christchurch's devastating earthquake, the Catholic Diocese has discovered that it is missing a pair of angels.
As work continues to deconstruct the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street - extensively damaged in the 2011 quake, along with most of the central city - many treasures thought lost have been recovered.
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