"Heritage Christchurch opened its doors to the public on Sunday afternoon the 19th of October as part of the Beca Heritage Week in Christchurch."
"Historic Places Aotearoa Canterbury guides took tours of the building. Several hundred people visited the building in the busy open day and many participants came along in period costume."
The Media Release is as follows: (more…)
"...The City of Savannah includes the Savannah Historic Landmark District which includes many sites of historic importance, both regionally and nationally....
The study found that a house located within the historic district received a price premium of around 20%, compared to an otherwise similar house located outside the historic district. This is one example of hedonic pricing being applied to estimate the value of living within a heritage district. "
Value and culture : an economic framework (August 2013)- http://www.mch.govt.nz/valueandculture (more…)
Heritage Christchurch
The recently reopened Heritage Christchurch set in the iconic 101 year old Old Government Building on Cathedral Square will open its doors to the public for tours on the afternoon of Sunday 19 October during the Christchurch Heritage Festival.
The tours will be at 1PM, 2PM and 3 PM. Tours are free with a voluntary gold coin going to the Historic Places Canterbury welcomed.
The Media Release is as follows: (more…)
"The Heritage Connections On Worcester" Guided Tours start 11pm at Shop 7 Cathedral Junction and will be approximately one hours duration.
The tours run from Monday 2oth October -Monday 27th October
"The walking guided tour will take you from the Christchurch Club to the Museum so wear comfortable shoes. "
A brochure is available from Shop 7 if you would like to Self Guide your very own personal tour!
Christchurch Heritage House Tour
Sunday, 26 October, 2014
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tickets $25 at Ballantynes
Six Christchurch Heritage Houses
A tour in support of the Ngaio Marsh Heritage House, a Category 1 Historic Place. (more…)
The Christcurch City Council Heritage Week has theme : "Making Connections- experiance our past-present-future"
Heritage Week is being held: 17th - 27th October (2014)- http://www.heritageweek.co.nz/
The Brochures Are Out and you can download the PDF from this link:http://resources.ccc.govt.nz/files/CityLeisure/artsculture/christchurchheritage/HeritageWeekThemeInfo.pdf
"Victorian stone buildings are ubiquitous in this North Otago town, a contrast to the tide of timber found elsewhere. Author, Paul Sorrell on his new book, Oamaru - New Zealand's Victorian Living Room." (RNZ National Website)
http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/sun/sun-20140928-1040-paul_sorrell_-_oamaru-048.mp3
Gunyah Homestead
Gunyah homestead at Glenroy will be the highlight of a bus day trip being organised for Sunday October 12 by Historic Places Mid Canterbury.
The homestead suffered serious earthquake damage in 2010 and 2011 when chimneys collapsed. However all restoration has been completed and Gunyah now offers boutique accommodation and meals. A talk by the owner on the history of the estate will follow lunch, with time to explore the woodland gardens, parts of the homestead and out buildings. (more…)
Chairman’s Report for the Year Ended 30th June 2014
I am pleased to present the second Annual Report for Historic Places Hawke’s Bay Inc which covers our first full year of operation under the new banner after our society was first formed in November 2012. (more…)
The following are text extracts of the Policy that relate to Heritage:
"A re-elected National government will let our internationally-successful creative sector grow and become more sustainable by promoting New Zealand content and intellectual property, and by making arts, heritage and broadcasting accessible to communities across the country."
WHAT WE WILL DO NEXT...
CONSIDER A NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM AND TE PAPA NORTH (more…)
