Civic Trust’s Allan Matson on Facadism
Civic Trust’s President Allan Matson was interviewed for the Herald Business Focus site on Monday 23 July. See the audio interview here:
Auckland Council’s Heritage Buildings Need Strengthening
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...
Winter Lecture 1: Hamurana Revisited
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....
Chamberlain Park judicial review lost
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...
Heritage NZ benefits in 2018 Budget
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...
Heritage is still missing from the confirmed Auckland Plan 2050
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...
Prominent architect David Mitchell dies
One of Auckland’s most prominent architects, David Mitchell, has passed away. Civic Trust Auckland offers it’s condolences to his family. His son, Julian Mitchell, has been a long-time Civic Trust Board member until recently. Simon Wilson gives an account of David and his career in a Herald obituary on Monday...
Crater Hill Volcano saved from housing developments
The Environment Court has upheld the Unitary Plan provisions to keep Crater Hill volcano on the Pukaki peninsula at Papatoetoe safe from future housing developments. This is great win for the natural environment and the remaining volcanic fields in Auckland. See Herald article here: There is also more information on...
Anzac Eve Light and Sound Show, St David’s Church, Khyber Pass Rd
Friends of St David’s Trust warmly invites you, your family and friends to join us for the opening night of Southern Star – Te Tonga Whetu o te Rangi. Opening night includes live musical performances choreographed to architectural-scale, light artworks by Jeff Smith and Johann Nortje projected onto the historic...
Help get heritage back in the Auckland Plan 2050
Civic Trust is encouraging all concerned Aucklanders to “Have a Say” on the draft Auckland Plan 2050, and demand that specific wording on historic heritage is included in the final Plan. Feedback submissions close on Wednesday 28 March. See below for a step by step guide to submitting feedback on...