A thirty-tonne stabilisation frame has been installed on one side of the Christ Church Cathedral, as work to make the building safe continues.
There was a flurry of activity on the site today, with four cranes operating.
On Thursday morning the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project also released its newconcept designs for the "Cathedral Quarter", which included the reinstated cathedral, two new buildings, the rebuilt tower, and landscaping.
However, it also revealed the cost of this would be just over $154m, far higher than previous estimates.
Project director, Keith Paterson, said this morning crews lifted a 30-tonne steel frame into place against the south west transept.
"That provides bracing for that part of the building," he said.
"It looks like big, very heavy rugby posts...and are stuck in the ground really hard."
Keith Paterson. Photo / Logan Church
The stabalisation work was expected to continue until early 2022.
"Right now, we are working on the south side, the west end, and the north porch and the next thing to happen is the deconstruction of the old visitors centre," said Paterson.
That would happen before Christmas this year.
Other buildings would also be removed to give crews access to the east end of the building.
Tall fences that have surrounded the site for years would also have to be removed at some point.
