Cracroft Reserve selected as preferred site for Erebus Memorial

Thursday 27 November 2025 · 8 outlets · 11 reports · updated Fri 28 Nov 2025, 8:37am

In this story Air New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage has identified Cracroft Reserve in Christchurch as the preferred location for the National Erebus Memorial. The memorial will honour the 257 people killed when Air New Zealand flight 901 crashed in Antarctica in 1979.

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First reported by RNZ, Thu 27 Nov 2025, 12:59pm · 11 reports from 7 outlets over 20 hours

RNZThu 27 Nov 2025, 12:59pm

Watch live: Location of National Erebus Memorial revealed in Christchurch (opens in new tab)
- Location of National Erebus Memorial revealed in Christchurch (opens in new tab) Thu 27 Nov 2025, 6:49pm
- Erebus victim's daughter furious memorial will be in Christchurch instead of Auckland (opens in new tab) Fri 28 Nov 2025, 5:00am
1NewsThu 27 Nov 2025, 1:01pm

Preferred site for long-awaited National Erebus Memorial revealed (opens in new tab)
The Post via The PressThu 27 Nov 2025, 1:02pm

Christchurch confirmed as the new home for the National Erebus Memorial (opens in new tab)
Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)
- Christchurch nabbed the Erebus memorial with ‘warmth, generosity’ (opens in new tab) Thu 27 Nov 2025, 5:49pm
StuffThu 27 Nov 2025, 2:04pm

Christchurch reserve chosen as preferred site for national Erebus memorial (opens in new tab)
Otago Daily TimesThu 27 Nov 2025, 2:43pm

Christchurch location favoured for Erebus Memorial (opens in new tab)
- 'Rail-roaded': Erebus victim's daughter furious at memorial location (opens in new tab) Fri 28 Nov 2025, 8:37am
NZ HeraldThu 27 Nov 2025, 4:43pm

Location of National Erebus Memorial in Christchurch revealed as Cracroft Reserve (opens in new tab)
Waikato Times via The PostFri 28 Nov 2025, 4:00am

The memorial that caused pain not peace (opens in new tab)
Also on The Press (opens in new tab), The Post (opens in new tab)