Residents of Christchurch are invited to attend a
Public Forum on Victoria Square to be held 7.30pm Tuesday 31st March at Knox Church Centre.
The Promotional Flyer can be downloaded from this link: Flyer_Vic_Square_Yellow_Ribbon_Picnic_and_Public_Forum
The Media Release is as follows:
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"Victoria Square No Need For Change” is inviting Christchurch residents to bring their lunch or just turn up and enjoy Victoria Square this Saturday between 12.00- 2.00pm.
"We are calling this informal gathering of residents a “Yellow Ribbon Picnic”.
The flyer can be downloaded here: Flyer_Vic_Square_Yellow_Ribbon_Picnic_and_Public_Forum
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"Heritage New Zealand is seeking the public’s views on how best the organisation can continue to promote, protect and identify heritage."
"It is an opportunity for the public to have their say on how Heritage New Zealand identifies and recognises significant heritage, manages heritage properties, assesses applications for the modification of archaeological sites, inputs into planning processes and provides advice to owners of heritage properties. "
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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…)
“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..."
“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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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:
"The first national flag debate, however, can be traced back to a meeting of Northland rangatira at Waitangi in March 1834 at which Rev Henry Williams – a former Lieutenant in the Royal Navy – presented the gathering of Maori leaders with a choice of three flag designs."
“It’s quite interesting to see that the process of selecting New Zealand’s first national flag just over 180 years ago was in some ways pretty close to what is being proposed for future changes to our flag,” says Heritage New Zealand’s Northland Manager, Bill Edwards."
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"A new free app for smartphones and tablets telling stories about one of the most dynamic and colourful periods of New Zealand’s history ..."
"....The six app-based tours of Northland – Path to Nationhood – look at some of our earliest events in history when Maori and Pakeha first met before the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, ..."
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Every Christmas, Pompallier Mission and New Zealand’s oldest church, Russell’s Christ Church, come together to host community carols for locals and visitors alike. Local groups and soloists will perform traditional festive favourites as well as modern Christmas songs as part of the show, which takes place on Saturday December 20 at 6pm.
“Carols @ Pompallier is an annual fixture for the Russell community and is a great way for the community to re-connect and kick off the festive season,” says the Manager of Pompallier Mission, Scott Elliffe, who will be celebrating his first Christmas in the Bay of Islands this year.
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