"In the design plans, heritage and character buildings were on full display, while space in front of modern buildings was allocated to greenery... Stuff Online article
Plans unveiled for George Street.
Further media coverage.
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/%E2%80%98win-win%E2%80%99-goal-george-st
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/detailed-plans-george-st-revamp-unveiled
"Time to fix quake-prone buildings halved" RNZ News:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/283113/time-to-fix-quake-prone-buildings-halved
Coverage on Checkpoint RNZ National (Podcast)"
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/201769054/strengthening-every-unreinforced-masonry-building-in-half-the-time (more…)
"As open days go, it doesn't get much bigger than this - the Dunedin Heritage Festival has been a hit..." Otago Daily Times http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/354158/big-appetite-heritage-festival
"The historic Oamaru Courthouse is to be disposed of,a decision that has been greeted with surprise and disappointment in the town" Otago Daily Times reports.
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/303294/dismay-ministry-opts-get-rid-courthouse
" Communities risk losing their histories if they choose to knock down old halls, Historic Places Central Otago chairman David White says.
''A lot of these old halls were memorial halls, built after the First World War,'' Mr White said. ..."
http://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/295202/halls-face-shaky-future
"Memory bank resource for district's heritage" The ODT reports on Central Otago Heritage Trust chairman Graye Shattky's address to the Historic Places Central Otago AGM.
"The former Bank of New Zealand in Waikouaiti is a rare survivor from an early period in New Zealand's banking history. Kim Dungey steps inside. ..."
"Precious deposits in Waikouaiti" Your Town: Otago Daily Times
"Buildings policy change welcomed" the Otago Daily Times reports "Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust chairman Marcus Brown welcomed the Government's changes to the policy of strengthening earthquake-prone buildings announced yesterday, but felt they did not go far enough"
"App will breathe new life into ghost towns" Otago Daily Times reports on the development of a free download smart phone app that will reveal the history of the Bendigo Gold Fields.
