Enjoy high tea in the gorgeous Deco roof top Grand Tearoom at Heritage Auckland, site of the former Farmers Hobson Street store and hear about the building's fascinating past. (more…)
Heritage Trust Runs Out Of Options To Save Station
Ashburton’s historic railway station is likely to be demolished with the district’s heritage trust abandoning its long battle to raise funds to buy the building. (more…)
Historic Places Central Otago AGM Saturday 15th September
Dear Heritage Enthusiast
On behalf of Historic Places Central Otago, I have great pleasure in inviting you to our
inaugural Annual General Meeting to be held at
Olivers in Clyde on Saturday September 15 at 2pm (more…)
Anderton Announces Date Of Cathedral High Court Hearing @ Cathedral “Update” Meeting
Jim Anderton informed the Cathedral Meeting that the High Court hearing will be held on the 3rd / 4th October.
The Press has an online report here. (more…)
Cathedral Public Meeting Chaired by Anna Crighton [President Historic Places Aotearoa]
Media Release: from Historic Places Canterbury
Public Meeting: Cathedral Public Meeting
Thursday 6th September 7.30pm Cashmere Presbyterian Church Hall (more…)
“Empty heritage buildings better than nothing”, New Zealand Historic Places Trust Manager says” [Otago Daily Times Headline]
ODT is reporting Owen Graham [NZHPT Otago - Southland Area Manager] stating that leaving a Heritage building vacant is preferable to demolition. [Tuesday, 10 July 2012]
The NZHPT is hosting a public lecture by Consultant Structural Engineer Win Clark on strengthening Stone and Brick Masonry Buildings -19th July, Otago Museum. (more…)
Seismic Assessment of Earthquake Damaged Heritage Buildings- IPNEZ SESOC Document
"Engineers have an ethical responsibility to respect and respond to value judgments that society has made. Society considers it unacceptable to sustain significant loss of life in an earthquake. This is and must remain the top priority. However, society also considers that significant heritage buildings should be respected and retained when possible and appropriate…"
This PDF has been circulating in the wilds of the email world... (more…)