"Work starts on McKenzie and Willis site - bars and restaurants to move in" The Press Online
"... The complex of three buildings around lanes and a courtyard is being built behind the historic McKenzie and Willis facade, on the corner of Tuam and High st. ..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/71440455/work-starts-on-mckenzie-and-willis-site--bars-and-restaurants-to-move-in
Historic Places Central Otago Newsletter (July 2015)
This Historic Places Central Otago Newsletter (July 2015) is available to be downloaded at the following link: HPCO Newsletter July 2015 for HPA
Ngaio Marsh House Reopened : Media Coverage
"Back where it belongs" RNZ News:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/274171/back-where-it-belongs
CTV News Story - Dame Ngiao Marsh's House Reopened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLpPs-KcdMTIaap4cwk1MmkTq9y8o1V0P2&t=41&v=pKzX6RTQp5s
Ngiao Marsh House and Hertiage Trust Web Site:
http://www.ngaio-marsh.org.nz/
Historic Places Aotearoa: – SUBMISSION ON BUILDING ACT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS
You can download the PDF of the HPA Submission from the following link:
2015-07-24 - Historic Places Aotearoa - SUBMISSION ON BUILDING ACT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POWERS
Historic Places Otago AGM 2015 : 15th August @ SBS Room, Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery
HPCO Annual General Meeting
Date: Saturday 15 August 2015
Time: 2pm
Venue: SBS Room,
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery
Speaker: Lex McLean on the Nevis
Afternoon tea will be served at the end of the proceedings. (more…)
“Manchester St bus stop upsets heritage advocates, developers” The Press (Online Article)
"....The Christchurch Heritage Ltd, which owns and is restoring the Trinity Church and the recently-relocated Shands Emporium building, said the stop would be "visually intrusive" and degrade the heritage values of both buildings..." The Press
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70829180/manchester-st-bus-stop-upsets-heritage-advocates-developers
Bishopscourt Demolition Order : Media Coverage
Demolition order for historic Bishopscourt The Press
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/70576918/Demolition-order-for-historic-Bishopscourt
Historic Places Canterbury Media Release: Section 38 DEMOLITION OF HERITAGE LISTED BISHOPSCOURT. CERA IGNORES MAYORAL CALL FOR END TO UNNECCESSARY HERITAGE DEMOLITIONS. CERA IGNORES PRESS EDITORIAL CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY ON HERITAGE.
The Media Release is as follows: (more…)
“Yeah yeah yeah, nah Minister: Why Brownlee is unfit to lead the recovery.” Heritage Cited In Barnaby Bennett Blog
Barnaby Bennett has written a widely discussed Blog on the Christchurch Recovery which made the front page of the Press print edition. HPC is not endorsing the Blog but it is being widely circulated, discussed and it is a lively read.
Heritage is given some prominence in the blog:
"Exhibit 5: He was wrong about heritage and existing buildings. Dr Jessica Halliday explains this best in her essay Losing our collective memory Once in a Lifetime p210)...
...if we look around the city now it is only the temporary projects and the repaired older buildings holding the place together. C1, Isaac Theatre, New Regent Street..."
https://medium.com/@mrbarnabyb/yeah-yeah-yeah-nah-minister-why-brownlee-is-unfit-to-lead-the-recovery-c6ff2b6b7aa8
“Buyer needed to save historic former artist’s studio and lodge” The Press (Online Article 12 August 2015)
"Buyer needed to save historic former artist's studio and lodge" The Press
"Canterbury artist Bill Hammond is looking for someone to rescue his old home and studio.
The heritage timber building, at 26 Canterbury St in Lyttelton, was built as the Kilwinning Masonic Lodge in the 1880s and is now owned by Hammond and his wife, Jane McBride. It was damaged in the earthquakes and has sat vacant since. ..."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/71025267/buyer-needed-to-save-historic-former-artists-studio-and-lodge