A demolition order has been issued for the Timeball Station in Lyttelton.
The stone station was severely damaged by last week's Christchurch earthquake and subsequent aftershocks.
Engineers were called in to assess it on Thursday after it was hit by wind gusts of up to 70km/hr overnight.
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Timeball Station to be demolished
Lyttelton's historic Timeball station. Photo / Sarah Ivey
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