" 'Historic Places Aotearoa (HPA) and ICONIC (Interests in Conserving the Identity of Christchurch) agree that the timing and the result to date is woeful and too little too late.’ "
The Media Release is as follows (with links to the submissions text): (more…)
The Press is reporting:
"Restoration of the Christ Church Cathedral could be a condition of any post-election coalition deal, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says."
"Peters backing fix for 'icon":http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9831041/Peters-backing-fix-for-icon
"The historic Norwegian whalers’ base at Price’s Inlet on Stewart Island/Rakiura has been declared an archaeological site by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust making it the first marine heritage site in the country and only the sixth, 20th century site."
The media release is follows (sourced from w.w.w.scoop.co.nz) (more…)
“It’s important to contact the local police as soon as koiwi tangata (human remains) are found. They will contact NZHPT and local iwi and together they will evaluate whether the remains are a crime scene or historic in origin. Any recovery and investigation should be left to the experts.” NZHPT Central Region Archaeologist David Rudd
The Media Release is as follows: (more…)
Historic Places Wellington in their Newsletter No. 7 report on their meeting with Minster Finlayson. The discussion included the Heritage New Zealand Bill.
"Meeting with the Minister of Culture and Heritage
On 16 December the Chairman of Historic Places Wellington, John Daniels, the Vice-chairman, Priscilla Williams, and the Treasurer, Peter Dowell, met with the Minister for Culture and Heritage, the Hon Chris Finlayson..."
Historic Places Wellington "Meeting with the Minister of Culture and Heritage" (Report From HPW Newsletter No.7)
