Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in upper Trafalgar Street, with seating for 350 people. It is 58 metres in length and 27 metres wide. The tower is 35 metres high.he original church was erected in 1851 at a different site, and enlarged in 1859. In 1866 the church was named as Christ Church Cathedral and enlarged again.In 1887 a second church was constructed at the current site using much of the same materials of the previous cathedral.
In 1925 the current church construction began. Construction was finished in 1965.The majority of marble was sourced from the Pakikiruna Range, near Takaka. When construction started the marble was to be used in blocks. However, after the 1929 Murchison earthquake this was deemed too risky and far too expensive. The marble was then ground down and mixed with plaster to give the unusual appearance and colour.The steps are constructed from granite. This granite was obtained from Tonga Beach, which is now part of Abel Tasman National Park.