Our December newsletter is available – see the Newsletters page. This has been a tumultuous year for heritage in Auckland, and 2016 looks the same, as the Unitary Plan hearings continue until July. We can only hope that the Hearings Panel takes a balanced approach to preserving the finite resource...
A positive heritage story for Christmas! Featured on the Stuff website this week was a lovely article about some quirky repurposing of heritage buildings around Auckland. Some good stuff is happening out there. Check out the article here.
Council yesterday released their revised maps for zoning in Auckland under the proposed Unitary Plan, and as indicated, the proposed single house zone has been substantially cut. Owners who were happy with their single house zoning in the notified plan in September 2013 probably would not have made a formal...
Spotted at Auckland Airport this week – Art of Remembrance fundraising Max Gimblett designed quatrefoils for sale to support the Friends of St David’s. What a wonderful Christmas present – see here for purchase details.
On Tuesday 8 December the Auckland Council Development Committee voted 11-7 to decline a heritage order for the King’s School Hanna Block. The council Heritage Advisory Panel had requested the Committee to grant a heritage order to halt the imminent demolition of the building and give time to negotiate a...
The restoration of Queen Street’s St James Theatre in Auckland has taken a major step forward with Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance committee committing in principle to make a conditional contribution of up to $15 million towards it. See here for more details.
At the Grey Lynn Festival on Saturday 28 November, Civic Trust Auckland’s stall presented information on heritage at risk in Auckland, especially the King’s School Hanna Block, and St David’s Church in Khyber Pass. We also explained the tortuous Unitary Plan process in basic terms and what the risks are...
This week councillors were briefed behind closed doors on the proposed changes to the single house zone in the proposed Unitary Plan, from the notified draft. The changes are significant – from 35% of the city zoned single house zone, down to 21% in some areas. This is a grave...
Our AGM, held at the Leys Institute, the Ponsonby Library, on Sunday 22 November was very well attended. After the formalities were over, we were treated to a tour of the 1905 library building, including the basement, containing over a century of library heritage paraphernalia, as well as a heritage...
This Saturday 28 November is the iconic Grey Lynn Festival, held in the Grey Lynn Park. This is the second time Civic Trust has run a stall at the festival. Our aims are to raise awareness of heritage issues in Auckland, to educate about the Unitary Plan process, and of...