Financial reports issued by the Arts Centre Trust Board which an independent expert believes are "misleading and deceptive" have been referred to the Charities Commission by Save Our Arts Centre Inc.

SOAC is very pleased with the High Court decision today. Let us explain why. We came to the Court to seek help on three issues:

The High Court has granted urgent hearing time to Save Our Arts Centre Inc ("SOAC") in its bid to stop the building of the proposed School of Music at the Christchurch Arts Centre.

Save Our Arts Centre today challenged the City Council to be "even-handed and transparent" and the University of Canterbury to "come clean" on the matter of the Vines Report.

SOAC understands:

Save Our Arts Centre (Christchurch) today announced that it is challenging the Arts Centre Trust Board's involvement in the controversial Music School proposal in the High Court. It is also legally challenging the Christchurch City Council on two specific matters, in the same proceeding.

"An inevitable postponement which we had already requested" today said Richard Sinke, Chair of the Save Our Arts Centre Inc.