'Long overdue': Blessing marks start of Erebus disaster memorial build

The site’s design features 257 sculptural shards engraved with victims’ names.

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Anna LeaskSenior Journalist - Crime and Justice·NZ Herald·23 Jun, 2026 08:11 PM3 mins to read‌The site for the National Erebus Memorial in Christchurch has been blessed, and work is underway.A blessing was held at Cracroft Reserve yesterday and construction begins today. The official sod-turning ceremony for the Mt Erebus air crash disaster memorial in Cashmere, Christchurch. Photo / Christchurch City Council

On November 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand DC10 crashed into the slopes of Mt Erebus in Antarctica, killing all 257

'Long overdue': Blessing marks start of Erebus disaster memorial build

'Long overdue': Blessing marks start of Erebus disaster memorial build

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