Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has launched a toolkit to provide information and strategies encouraging the retention, preservation and reuse of heritage buildings. It is available online. The toolkit includes successful case studies from places such as s Napier, Auckland, Christchurch, Oamaru, Reefton, Whanganui, Dunedin and Invercargill. that have preserved...
A new film about Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will be released on 16 October. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Swedish director Nathan Grossma follows Greta as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her extraordinary wind-powered voyage...
Uncover some of the secrets and stories of Tāmaki Makaurau with events across Auckland – many FREE or LOW COST. Learn about generations of famous and infamous Aucklanders, discover the stories of our oldest places and spaces, touch on our best-kept secrets and celebrate our heritage. Events to suit all...
18 September marked the 180th anniversary of the formal founding of the settlement of Auckland, when the gifting/exchange of 3,000 acres of land was signed between Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s paramount chief, Apihai Te Kawau, & Governor Hobson, on Te Rerenga-Ora-iti/Point Britomart between where Emily Place currently sits, out to Te...
Greenpeace has launched a petition calling on the prime minister to urgently reinstate general tree protection across Aotearoa. Sign the petition here. Up to one third of Auckland’s urban trees have been destroyed since the last National Government removed general tree protection in 2012. As our towns and cities become...
To honour Jeanette and what she stood for, Our Climate Declaration has created an opportunity for young people (under 30) and their organisations to apply for a Jeanette Fitzsimons Climate Action Grant. In 2020 it is offering two grants of up to $5,000 each to a young person/s or organisation...
Evidence of a historic seawall in Auckland’s Quay Street has been uncovered as part of the Downtown Programme, during strengthening work in the area The seawall supports land reclamation which took place sometime between 1875 and the early 1900s. Auckland Council’s Downtown seawall strengthening team recently discovered remnants of the...
NZTA has signed up its alliance partners to deliver the Westhaven to Akoranga pathway across Auckland Harbour. They are Fulton Hogan, HEB Construction, Aurecon, McConnell Dowell and Freyssinet. NZTA says it means they can finalise the detailed design and prepare for construction to start in 2021, with this section of...
Civic Trust Auckland’s winter lecture on the theme of Castles scheduled for Sunday 30 August has been postponed until a future date, yet to be announced. This is due to Auckland Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions being extended until midnight, 30 August.
There is encouraging news for the Leys Institute, a Category 1 and Category A building in St Mary’s Bay which was closed on 20 December. In outlining the board’s work programme for 2020/21, Waitematā Local Board Chair Richard Northey said: “We’ve requested that the Governing Body contribute proceeds from the...