Police station implosion delayed due to “machinery breakdown”.
The implosion of Christchurch’s old central city police station building has been delayed a day because of “machinery breakdown”.
The earthquake-damaged Hereford St building, which is owned by Ngai Tahu Property (NTP) and demolished by Ceres NZ, was scheduled to fall on May 30, weather permitting.
However, on Thursday Ceres NZ spokesman Bernie de Vere released a statement stating the implosion would be delayed.
“We’ve experienced machinery breakdown, which means the former Christchurch police station will not be ready for implosion on Saturday morning,” he said.
“We know this is disruptive and we thank our neighbours for their on-going patience and goodwill.”
A plea for the general public to stay away from the implosion still stands.
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