The parties involved in mediation over the future of the Teschemakers chapel altar have agreed to an adjournment.
Mediation was held in Oamaru yesterday, facilitated by environment commissioner Diane Menzies, and it was agreed to reconvene at a later date, one of the parties, Susie Scott, said.
The marble altar was to have been removed from the chapel in August last year and transferred to the Holy Name Church in Dunedin.
In a last-minute attempt to halt its removal, Ms Scott successfully applied for an interim enforcement order from the Environment Court, which meant work could not start and resource consent must be obtained from the Waitaki District Council.
Ms Scott is the granddaughter of Peter McCarthy, who gave the 28-bedroom house and 10ha which comprises Teschemakers to the Dominican Sisters in 1911, and a further 40ha in 1918.
Fr Mark Chamberlain, of Holy Name Parish, filed an application with the court to set aside the order.
The altar was given to the parish by the Dominican Sisters, who own the contents of the chapel.
