Lancaster Park seats take sea voyage to new homeJAMIE TROUGHTON Te Puke Sports club members Rex Olsen, left, and president Ashley Peat measure up their new seating from the former Lancaster Park in Christchurch. A bank of seats from Christchurch's derelict Lancaster Park have gone on a voyage of over 1000 kilometres to their new home at a rugby club near Tauranga. READ MORE:* Equipment from quake-damaged Lancaster Park being sold off* Plenty of offers to re-home plastic seats from Christchurch's Lancaster Park* Rugby bosses would accept covered Christchurch arena smaller than Lancaster Park - Riach* Lancaster Park to be deconstructed in December, future-use remains unclear* Christchurch's Lancaster Park 'uneconomic to repair'The Christchurch City Council put the seats in Lancaster Park up for auction earlier this year, ahead of the earthquake-damaged facility's planned demolition in December. Pete said it was a thrill to see the Lancaster Park seats craned ashore in Tauranga on Friday morning. JAMIE TROUGHTON Te Puke Sports officials celebrate the arrival of seating from the old Lancaster Park.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2017 00:11 UTC