Civic Trust’s President Allan Matson was interviewed for the Herald Business Focus site on Monday 23 July. See the audio interview here:

Today, Heritage NZ is in the Environment Court defending its decision to grant Fletcher Living archaeological sign-off for its Special Housing Area residential housing development. See today’s Newroom article here, explaining the background to this court action.

The following post is from the Waitemata Local Board regarding its heritage buildings that will need earthquake strengthening: “Don’t panic! The Grey Lynn Library and Community Hall, the Leys Institute Gymnasium, the Leys Institute Library and Community Hall, Studio One Toi Tu, toilets in Gt North Road, and the Freeman’s...

Civic Trust Auckland newsletter no. 2 July 2018

For over 20 years in the 1980s and 1990s 29 Princes St, known as Hamurana, was the home of Civic Trust Auckland. One of the five merchant houses still preserved on Princes St, backing on to Albert Park, Hamurana has an important place in the history of Civic Trust Auckland....

For over 20 years in the 1980s and 1990s 29 Princes St, known as Hamurana, was the home of Civic Trust Auckland. One of the five merchant houses still preserved on Princes St, backing on to Albert Park, Hamurana has an important place in the history of Civic Trust Auckland....

City Rail Link has employed an archaeologist to document, and where appropriate preserve, archaeological finds found during the CRL construction.       See here for a list of the artefacts and archaeological finds uncovered in the CRL construction. See here for information on saving some of Auckland’s earliest roading...

Save Chamberlain Park group has lost its judicial review against the Albert-Eden Local Board turning the Chamberlain Park 18 hole public golf course into a 9 hole course. See here for  NZ Herald article – See here for Save Chamberlain Park’s comment – See here for comments from the Albert-Eden Local...

Extra funding in the 2018 Budget delights Heritage New Zealand – the item below is from their monthly email newsletter: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is delighted with the allocation of an extra $6.3 million over four years announced in the Coalition Government’s budget on 17 May.Prime Minister and Minister...

The final Auckland Plan 2050 was adopted by councilors on Tuesday. Despite over 40,000 people participating in the “Have Your Say” process, and various heritage groups submitting on the lack of heritage in the Plan to council workshops, there have been no changes regarding heritage. See Herald article here:  An...