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Two Christchurch sites have been formally offered as potential locations for a national Erebus memorial, one on the banks of the Avon River in the central city and another nestled in a Cashmere Hills reserve with views of the Southern Alps.
Families of the 257 people who died in the Antarctic sightseeing flight that crashed into Mt Erebus in 1979 have advocated for a memorial for decades, with some saying they had given up hope of seeing one in their lifetimes.
A proposal for a memorial in Auckland's Dove-Myer Robinson Park was abandoned in 2023 following significant public opposition and damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
At a Christchurch City Council meeting on Wednesday, councillors voted in favour of the Cracroft
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