The following letter was sent to the Press Editor by the Historic Places Canterbury Chair Mark Gerrard.
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James Blackburne Elected Historic Places Aotearoa President
James Blackburne has been elected as the Historic Places Aotearoa President.
James Blackburne is an Architect and his profile can be found at: http://www.a44.co.nz/about-us/our-people/james-blackburne/
James Blackburne follows Dr. Anna Crighton who stood down at the H.P.A. AGM 2014.
Some Heritage Holiday Reading From Heritage New Zealand: Media Releases
Heritage New Zealand has released a number of Media Releases for the Christmas Break.
The Media Releases are brief histories of individuals and events with a Northland focus.
We have collated them for you to read. (more…)
Historic Places Mid Canterbury Newsletter December 2014
The Historic Places Newsletter for December is out.
Please click on the image.
Please note the Isaac Theatre Royal Bus Trip has been delayed due to the theatre being unavailable due to heavy bookings. The HPMC Committee is close to finalizing a new date for the Bus Trip.
“Explore Kemp House garden at your own pace” Heritage New Zealand Media Release
“We’re proud to offer visitors the option of taking a tour of our amazing gardens and enjoying some of the stories that are associated with this extraordinary site – including some of New Zealand’s oldest fruit trees planted during the missionary era of the 1820s..."
“Overhauling the Resource Management Act” Speech by Hon Dr Nick Smith M.P.
"The second problem is that the RMA puts huge weight on protecting landscape, amenity, natural character and heritage without any balancing consideration over the cost implications."
(The relevant section has been highlighted in the following text of the Speech.)
The text of Hon Dr Nick Smith's Speech to Nelson Rotary is as follows:
“Impacts of Planning Rules, Regulations, Uncertainty and Delay on Residential Property Development” MOTU Report (Cited By Hon Dr Nick Smith)
"Impacts of Planning Rules, Regulations, Uncertainty and Delay on Residential Property Development" MOTU Report is cited by Hon Dr Nick Smith is speech “Overhauling the Resource Management Act”.
The report can downloaded from this link:
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/all/files/2_The_Impacts_of_Planning_Rules_Regulations_Uncertainty_and_Delay_on_Residential_Property_Development.pdf
In a quick search we have found references to Heritage in the following sections of the MOTU Report. (more…)
“RMA reform agenda outlined” Media Release Hon Dr Nick Smith Minister For Building and Housing
“The Government is planning the most significant overhaul of the Act since its inception 25 years ago. We want to modernise the purpose to make it more practical and relevant, standardise council plans and simplify the process for gaining consents.”
The following is the text of the Media Release:
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“Minister welcomes opening of Heritage Park” Maggie Barry Minister Of Arts Culture And Heritage -Media Release (21.12.2014)
Maggie Barry M.P., Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Image www.parliament.govt.nz)
“While this park marks the spot where Reverend Samuel Marsden delivered the first sermon on New Zealand soil 200 years ago, it also provides us with a place to learn about and reflect on New Zealand’s journey as a bicultural nation,” says Ms Barry.
The Media Release is as follows:
Christ Church Cathedral Interior Images: Urbex Central Web Site Posting
Urbex Central an urban explorers web site has posted images of the earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral Interior:
The Abandoned Cathedral:
http://urbexcentral.com/2014/12/03/the-abandoned-cathedral/
The Abandoned Cathedral Part Two:
http://urbexcentral.com/2014/12/10/abandoned-cathedral-part-two/ (more…)