24 MAY: Authorities have ordered the demolition of the multi-storey Copthorne Hotel in the centre of Christchurch, it was announced yesterday.
The move comes after extensive damage inspection of the property in the wake of the 22 February earthquake.
Millennium and Copthorne Hotels NZ, a listed company, has two other hotels in the city centre.
One won’t be taking bookings till May next year and the other will be closed throughout 2012, the group said yesterday.




