The former police kiosk has been a feature in the square since the 1970s. Photo: Christchurch City CouncilThe small kiosk that maintained a police presence in Christchurch's Cathedral Square for decades is going to the wrecking ball. Christchurch City Council decided it will eventually use the site to relocate the Citizens' War Memorial in the square. "The building actually started out in the 1970s as the Christchurch Transport Board Bus Kiosk. "But in 1989, when the transport board wound up due to local government amalgamation, it was occupied by police and community volunteers and became the police kiosk."

Source: Otago Daily Times March 01, 2021 18:45 UTC