The Canterbury Heritage Awards 2016 Finalists have been released.
The Ceremony is being held in the Arts Centre's Great Hall starting at 6.00pm 9th June.
http://www.heritageawards.co.nz/awards-ceremony/
The Finalists are as follows: (more…)
“Bid to save 150-year-old Christchurch High Court dais by legal community” The Press Online Article
"Bid to save 150-year-old Christchurch High Court dais by legal community" The Press Online
"A leading barrister is driving an effort to save a piece of legal history.
Nigel Hampton, QC is gathering signatures for an online petition to ensure the historic Christchurch Court dais has a future in the legal system.
Architectural plans for the $300 million Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, led by the Ministry of Justice, do not allow for the "glorious" piece of legal history, currently in the High Court."
Nigel Hampton QC supported by Press Op-Ed:
"Opinion: Christchurch High Court's judges' bench deserves preservation" The Press Online
"OPINION: A hearty salute to Nigel Hampton QC for his determined advocacy on behalf of a highly significant item of legal art.
The distinguished Christchurch lawyer is mounting a campaign to save and reinstall the carved Christchurch High Court judges' bench from being relegated to whatever today's judicial description is for a storage cupboard. This is no mundane item of courtroom furniture. It is a taonga, a treasure with huge mana."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/79604119/opinion-christchurch-high-courts-judges-bench-deserves-preservation
Historic Places Canterbury Submission To The C.C.C. Draft Annual Plan 2016-2017
Historic Places Canterbury has made a Submission on the Christchurch City Council Draft Annual Plan.
Please find a copy of the Submission (PDF) at the following link:Historic Places Canterbury Submission CCC Annual Plan 2016-2017
“Regional Culture and Heritage Fund launched” Hon Maggie Barry M.P. Minister Of Arts Culture And Heritage Media Release
Hon. Maggie Barry M.P., Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Image Sourced www.parliament.govt.nz)
"A multi-million dollar fund to support regional cultural centres has been launched and opened for applications today by Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry.
The Regional Culture and Heritage Fund will be worth an average of $6.67 million a year.
A replacement and renaming of the former Regional Museums Policy, the RCHF is funded at the same level, but broadens its scope to include potential support for performing arts venues such as theatres and opera houses, heritage buildings with display collections and whare taonga. ..."
The Media Release is as follows: (more…)
POSTPONED!! “The history and development of Caroline Bay- Panel discussion and talk” : The South Canterbury Historical Society
The Panel Discussion has been postponed. New dates and venue will be announced.
"The history and development of Caroline Bay"
Panel discussion and talk presented by the South Canterbury Historical Society.
Sunday 8th May. (Time and venue details to be confirmed)
“Heritage’s PR named a NZ PR awards finalist” Media Release (22.04.2016)
Heritage Christchurch Exterior
Susan Gibson, the group communications manager of Heritage Hotel Management, has been announced a finalist in the PRINZ awards (PR Institute of New Zealand) annual awards.
The entry in the sustained public relations category is named ‘Recovering Christchurch’s Heritage.’
The PRINZ award winners will be announced at the PRINZ awards gala dinner in Auckland on the evening of Thursday 12 May.
https://www.prinz.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=472
The Heritage of Sport – World Heritage Day Monday 18th April (2016) James Blackburne President HPA Media Statement
Celebrating New Zealand’s Sporting Heritage
Communities around the country are being asked to consider important sport sites and events that took place in their regions as part of celebrating World Heritage Day next Monday 18th April.
With a focus this year on the Heritage of Sport, Historic Places Aotearoa and its Membership Organisations asks locals to consider which sports site or ground they would like to keep as part of their, and New Zealand’s, sporting heritage.
Historic Places Aotearoa President James Blackburne says that with sport a big part of life for most Kiwis, World Heritage Day is a great chance to celebrate our great sporting achievements and the heritage of the grounds where it all happened.
“We know Kiwis love to discuss sport. We can keep our sporting heritage alive by debating and recognising those sports grounds and stadiums where an outstanding sports achievement became our collective history."
“For World Heritage Day next Monday, Historic Places Aotearoa urges local media to ask the community – including the mayor, councillors, sports journalists and sports commentators – to nominate a sports ground worth preserving and tell us what special sporting achievement occurred there.”
James Blackburne President Historic Places Aotearoa
“The Heritage of Sport”- World Heritage Day 18th April 20016
"The 2016 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: The Heritage of Sport ..."
http://www.icomos.org/en/what-we-do/focus/18-april-international-day-for-monuments-and-sites
18 April - Ideas for celebrating (Link)
http://www.icomos.org/en/what-we-do/focus/18-april-international-day-for-monuments-and-sites/ideas-for-celebrating
“Story of cities #23: how disaster sparked Napier’s art deco renaissance” The Guardian Online Article
"Story of cities #23: how disaster sparked Napier's art deco renaissance" The Guardian online Article
"After the ruinous Hawke’s Bay earthquake, rebuilding a city in the midst of the Great Depression seemed impossible. But through artistry and enterprise, Napier became home to the highest concentration of art deco buildings in the world ..."
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/15/story-of-cities-napier-disaster-art-deco-renaissance
The Heritage of Sport- World Heritage Day, Monday 18th April : Historic Places Canterbury Media Release
The “Heritage of Sport” is the theme for this years World Heritage Day being held next Monday 18th April.
“We suggest they ring ZB Talkback or write to the Press or Star newspaper to nominate a site where a special sporting moment occurred. We would like to hear why it is special and what the great sporting achievement that occurred there was. It could, for instance, be Lancaster Park where in 1962 Peter Snell broke the 880yard/800m world records.”
“Many proud Cantabrians will remember Lancaster Park where Richard and Dayle Hadlee as members of the New Zealand Cricket Team beat Australia for the first time in 1974. Many will argue Richard Hadlee as a tearaway fast bowler starting his long run up with that memorable half skip at Lancaster as something that should be celebrated!”
The Media Release is as follows: