Members of Auckland Council’s Environment and Community Committee were today unanimous in their support to increase the councils Regional Historic Heritage Fund, voting to increase the fund from the current $84,000 fund to an amount of up to $500,000. The Regional Historic Heritage Fund is open to Historic Heritage Places...
This heartwarming article appeared in the July 21st Sunday Star-Times. It profiles English artist Martin Law, who now lives in Mt Eden. He plans to spend the next three decades painting thousands of historic New Zealand buildings he fears will be lost to neglect, property development and natural disasters. Law, originally...
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...