Further to our post yesterday about the dire plight of the St James Theatre, Civic Trust president Allan Matson was interviewed by Wallace Chapman on RNZs The Panel programme last evening. Wallace Chapman has previously interviewed Allan Matson when he was host of RNZs Sunday Morning programme, and he has...
Sad news has been reported by Anne Gibson in the Herald on Tuesday 2 July. According to her article, a report to the council by Heritage Manager Noel Reardon, presents a grim future for the treasured theatre. See the full article here:
This week the Newsroom website featured a podcast and written piece on the sad situation of the St James Theatre. It explained the complicated ownership and financial situation, and interviewed George Farrant, the recently retired council Heritage Advisor. See here for details:
Proposed Plan Change 26 to the Unitary Plan has come about because there are anomilies between the Single House Zone rules and Special Character overlays. It is not clear which set of rules should have precedent, and the Environment Court has directed the council to amend the Unitary Plan accordingly....
Council’s Principal Heritage Advisor for over 30 years, George Farrant, is about to retire. Today he spoke at length on heritage projects and current heritage issues with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme. He has been involved in significant heritage restoration projects in Auckland, including the Town Hall,...
In Heritage NZ’s quarterly magazine Autumn 2019 issue, an article by Chris van Ryn entitled “Under Pressure”, details the housing issues affecting heritage in Auckland. Chris asks the question “As Auckland feels the pain of its housing crisis, how is the city’s heritage faring?” He interviews a wide range of...
Today demolition of two heritage houses owned by the Anglican Church in Parnell, was well under way. Situated by the Cathedral at the top of Brighton Rd and St Stephens Ave, the houses are on land zoned in the Unitary Plan for terrace housing and apartments. The Church plans to...
The article below is from the Heritage NZ May 2019 email newsletter, and states that Whanganui District Council has $100,000 to spend in heritage grants per year. Auckland Council allocates a mere $80,000, the same amount as the Waipa (Matamata) District Council, and pales in comparison to Wellington’s $1m per...
The stately, two-storey Carlile House on Richmond Rd is in a perilous state after 15 years of fruitless negotiations between council and a Tongan church which has owned it for the past 40 years or so. The derelict, ex-orphanage in Grey Lynn could be saved following a breakthrough between the...
Independent commissioners have granted consent to build the $10 million extension to Queens Wharf which will provide berthage for large cruise ships. The 90-metre fixed gangway extension and two 15m by 15m concrete mooring structures fixed to the seabed, known as dolphin, is now set to go ahead. Yesterday, the...