The winner of the CTA photo competition in last year’s Auckland Heritage Festival in the 15 years and over category has now come to light. Gary Qin was unable to attend the AGM on 24 November, but he has recently contacted the secretary, and she will deliver his certificate to...
The Governing Body has endorsed the proposed membership of the following experts and community advocates for the next term of the Heritage Advisory Panel: Alexander Jorgensen: Expert – law/ archaeology / iwi engagement Bridget Graham: Community Advocate Onehunga Caleb Hamilton: Expert – cultural heritage Dave Veart: Expert – archaeology Elizabeth...
A significant boost in government science funding to combat the spread of kauri dieback and myrtle rust has allowed a comprehensive and coordinated research programme to get underway within New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge. The new programme called “Ngā Rākau Taketake – Saving our Iconic Trees” is focused on...
The Leys Institute in St Mary’s Bay was closed yesterday with one day’s notice. The buildings, designed in the Edwardian Baroque style and built in 1905/6 and are Listed as Category 1 by Heritage NZ and scheduled as Category A by Auckland Council. Together the buildings have provided the...
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...
The results of the dubious poll on the future of the Christchurch Cathedral, commissioned by the Anglican Church, have been released. 58% of respondents favour restoration, and most interesting was the strongest support for restoration was from the youngest age group…69% support for restoration. For full details about the survey results...
The windows of St David’s Memorial Church in Khyber Pass Rd were ceremonially lit up on the eve of Anzac Day at a very moving event, organised by the Friends of St David’s Trust. Opening with a procession by soldiers and a piper, the attendees heard from church authorities, the...
On Sunday 19th October a special commemoration was held for the 150th anniversary of the building of the first bridge at Panmure in 1865. Organised by the Panmure Bridge Planning Committee, headed by John La Roche, it was an informative event, with guided tours of the surviving swing bridge mechanism...
Dr Elizabeth Aitken-Rose laments the Unitary Plan Hearings Panel’s stance on heritage in an opinion piece in the Herald on 18 August 2015. She points out that the features that make Auckland unique, such as our volcanic cones and our collection of inner suburbs’ traditional timber houses, are not valued...
Talks aimed at removing density controls in the Proposed Unitary Plan for 50% of residential Auckland are being held between Auckland Council, developers and community group Auckland 2040. This would allow no density limits in the Mixed Housing Urban zone, and no density limits on sites greater than 1000 sq.m....