Blue plaque tells of history on Timaru's Landing Service building: Timaru Herald
"The Timaru Landing Service building is now the first historic place in South Canterbury to receive a Historic Places Aotearoa (HPA) blue plaque highlighting its heritage. ..."
Historical plaque scheme reaches South Canterbury with $7500 donation: Timaru Herald
The following are the locations of the New Zealand Heritage "Blue"Plaques that have been installed. (This is the latest updated list as at December 2019. )
Railway Footbridge - East Street, Ashburton
Pioneer Hall - 239 Havelock Street, Ashburton
Church of the Holy Name - 58 Sealy St, Ashburton
Ashford’s Mill House - Ashford Craft Village, 415-429 West St, Ashburton
Federated Farmers Building - 163-165 West St, Ashburton (corner West & Tancred Sts)
Hakatere Station - Hakatere Corner, 2387 Ashburton Gorge Road
Ashburton Courthouse - Baring Square West, Ashburton (Corner Baring Sq & Cameron Sts)
Doctor’s House, Kurow - Robinson St, Kurow (cnr Robinson St & Manse Rd)
The Blue Heritage Plaques project is a new initiative from Historic Places Mid Canterbury to identify and promote our local built heritage, through the use of a distinctive and bold blue cast aluminium plaque fixed to the facades of our more significant historic buildings.
As well as giving a short history of the building, informing locals and visitors about its particular historical significance, the Blue Plaques aim to increase the prominence of our historic buildings, encouraging increased awareness of our local history and supporting the retention of our existing heritage assets. They also assist in reinforcing the importance and value of these buildings to the local community and help foster a desire to protect and maintain our unique local history and identity.
The success of the project within the Ashburton District has encouraged the group to start promoting the scheme further afield, through local HPA member organisations, with aspirations of eventually taking the programme nationwide, creating an instantly recognisable symbol which proudly identifies our nation’s valued built heritage.
Contact email for information on the Blue Heritage Plaque Project is:blueplaque@historicplacesaotearoa.org.nz
Are you interested in a Blue Heritage Plaque?
Historic Places Canterbury is the local contact if you are interested in a Blue Heritage Plaque.
The Contact Email for the Blue Heritage Plaque Project is: blueplaque@historicplacesaotearoa.org.nz
The Blue Heritage Plaque- An Explanation
The Blue Heritage Plaques project is a new initiative from Historic Places Mid Canterbury to identify and promote our local built heritage, through the use of a distinctive and bold blue cast aluminium plaque fixed to the facades of our more significant historic buildings. (more…)
The New Zealand Heritage Plaque. (Formerly known as the Heritage Blue Plaque.)
The New Zealand Heritage Plaque. (Formerly known as the Heritage Blue Plaque.)
Are you interested in a New Zealand Heritage Plaque?The Historic Places Aotearoa Member Organisations are keen to help you with the text, co-ordinate the production etc.
Contact us on the following Email and we’ll give you the contact details of the nearest heritage group: blueplaque@historicplacesaotearoa.org.nzThe New Zealand Heritage Plaque- An ExplanationThe New Zealand Heritage Plaques project is a new initiative from Historic Places Mid Canterbury to identify and promote our local built heritage, through the use of a distinctive and bold blue cast aluminium plaque fixed to the facades of our more significant historic buildings.
As well as giving a short history of the building, informing locals and visitors about its particular historical significance, the New Zealand Heritage Plaques aim to increase the prominence of our historic buildings, encouraging increased awareness of our local history and supporting the retention of our existing heritage assets. They also assist in reinforcing the importance and value of these buildings to the local community and help foster a desire to protect and maintain our unique local history and identity.The success of the project within the Ashburton District has encouraged the group to start promoting the scheme further afield, through Historic Places Aotearoa and its Member Organisations, and eventually take the programme nationwide, creating an instantly recognisable symbol which proudly identifies our nation’s valued built heritage.
