This lecture was to be a talk entitled Partington’s Mill in Early Modern Auckland, given by Christopher Paxton, who specialises in historical and social research. Unfortunately, Christopher was unable to be there on the day, and so the president and secretary of CTA jointly presented his notes, based on the...
A very enjoyable time was had by a small group of CTA members at the home of Martin Law, “Painter of Paradise,” in Mt Eden. Martin’s works have featured as an event in the Auckland Heritage Festival, and, on the afternoon of Saturday 15 June, he made us welcome to...
The Board decided to hold the 2023 AGM on 19 November at Ferndale House, a Category II historic place in Mt Albert. 18 people attended, and our guest speaker was Anna Radford, spokesperson for Honour the Maunga, who outlined the heritage of Mt Albert / Ōwairaka, particularly its trees, and...
On the afternoon of Saturday 4 March, about 30 Civic Trust Auckland members and other guests gathered at John Kinder House to launch CTA’s publication, “The Partingtons and their Mills.” (Details about the book can be found here.) This event was planned as a garden party but the garden featured...
Civic Trust Auckland held its 2022 AGM in the afternoon of 19 November at John Kinder House in Parnell, attended by 17 members and including a presentation by former board member Helen Geary on the current consultation about the Leys Institute. The president’s report, given by Allan Matson, noted that...
A small pre-Christmas gathering was held on the afternoon of Sunday 13 December at Kinder House, CTA Board member Gary Russell, the curator at Kinder House, having kindly offered the use of the venue for this purpose. A little live music was provided by Audrey van Ryn and her sister...
The 2020 AGM was held on 8 November at Kinder House. The meeting was run by the Vice-President / Secretary, Audrey van Ryn, the President being in isolation due to COVID-19. Audrey read the President’s report and answered questions. Discussion ensued about such issues as the siting of the Erebus...
Civic Trust Auckland invited students of school age to photograph heritage items or activities related to this year’s Auckland Heritage Festival theme: “Journeys – the stories of how our people travelled to Tāmaki Makaurau by sea, by air or by land, to create a shared future together.” Judges of the...
Civic Trust’s 2019 AGM was held yesterday, Sunday 17th November at Kinder House. Following the usual format, President Allan Matson presented his report, highlighting the major activities of Civic Trust in the past year. He illustrated the various issues and events with a slide presentation. Next, Allan Matson and secretary...
In the Heritage Festival, tours of the Bishop’s Palace in St Mary’s Bay are regularly sold out. The Catholic Diocesan Centre kindly put on a tour for Civic Trust members and friends on Saturday 10 August. Our special thanks to Narelle Scollay, archivist at the Pompalier Diocesan Centre, and her...