Garden Party – 24 March 2013.
Garden Party – 24 March 2013. We held another successful garden party, this time at the lovely home of CTA members John and Katherine Strevens.
2012 annual Winter Lecture Series
Civic Trust Auckland and the Kinder House Society presented the 2012 annual Winter Lecture Series of four lectures on topics of heritage interest.Sundays: 10 June, 8 July, 12 August, 9 September at 3.15 pm10 JuneRoss Healy, Director Phillimore Properties LtdAdaptive re-use of previously neglected heritage buildings (from a property investor.s point of...
The 150 year anniversary of Drury tramway
The 150 year anniversary of Drury tramway Civic Trust Board Member Munroe Graham instigated an informal BYO picnic gathering on Sunday May 6th at Drury Domain, near the library. This enjoyable gathering on a sunny afternoon of around 20 train and heritage enthusiasts, commemorated the opening of this tramway, the...
Getting Our Rubbish Sorted
Getting Our Rubbish Sorted – Seminar organised by Civic Trust Auckland Tuesday 17 January, 7.00 to 9.00pm, Kinder House, 2 Ayr Street, Parnell Aucklanders have a unique opportunity, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to have their say on a major resource management issue that affects us all. This is the Draft Waste...
A Toast to Heritage 2011
A Toast to Heritage Our event in the 2011 Auckland Heritage Festival was ‘A Toast to Heritage’ on Sunday 18 September. Allan Matson, our president, presented a 45-minute talk on the general history of pubs in central Auckland, illustrated with a selection of historical photos. He discussed the evolution of pub architecture,...
Garden Party 2011
We held a garden party on the afternoon of Sunday 20 March 2011 at Kinder House in Parnell, to which Civic Trust Auckland members were invited as well as other like-minded groups. Around 90 people attended, the weather was kind, and the music, company, food and wine were appreciated by all. A Garden...