Devonport Heritage Evening – speaker Julie Stout

Devonport Heritage 2017 invites you to:  Celebrate Our Heritage Night – 9 May, 7.30pm at the Devonport Yacht Club Hear Julie Stout, local architect, urbanist and activist, on – Our Waterfront – What Now? This is especially timely considering Auckland Council’s decision to grant consent for berthage of mega cruise...

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Art of Remembrance with Kristin Darragh

Free Event: The Art of  Remembrance, with Kristin Darragh and the Off-Broadway Big Band. In the grounds of St David’s Memorial Church,  Hosted by The Art of Remembrance and Friends of St David’s Trust. Free Hospitality from 6-7pm, Main Event from 7-8pm.  

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Archaeology Week Event: “Daring” shipwreck rescue

Archaeology Week (27 April – 5 May) is organised by the New Zealand Archaeological Association, with the objective of increasing public awareness of archaeology and protecting our archaeological heritage.   Around the country a variety of events are being hosted by consultant archaeologists, museums, heritage organisations and iwi.  These include public...

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Presentation: Corporate Funding of Heritage Conservation

You are invited to attend a presentation, “Corporate Funding of Heritage Conservation,” by Kok Hong Wan, a Master of Urban Planning (Prof) and Heritage Conservation student, as notified in the February newsletter (https://civictrustauckland.org.nz/newsletters/). This 20-minute presentation will be from 4:45pm and will be followed by the Board’s monthly meeting. Any...

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Auckland Town Hall

50th Anniversary Celebratory AGM

Civic Trust’s 50th AGM will be held at Kinder House on Saturday 17 November at Kinder House. The guest speaker is Glen Hazelton,  currently Director of Organisational Development at Heritage New Zealand. He was formerly with Dunedin Council, and in his time there, achieved huge gains for heritage, in brokering the revitalisation...

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Allan Matson Lecture – Auckland Heritage Festival

Heritage consultant Allan Matson presents an exploration of Auckland’s architectural heritage, with a focus on the architects and people who lived and worked in these buildings. He will discuss why it’s important to protect this heritage for the benefit of future generations, and how well the current protections are achieving...

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Allan Matson Lecture – Auckland Heritage Festival

Heritage consultant Allan Matson presents an exploration of Auckland’s architectural heritage, with a focus on the architects and people who lived and worked in these buildings. He will discuss why it’s important to protect this heritage for the benefit of future generations, and how well the current protections are achieving...

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Incendiary 1901 – The Grand Hotel fire – a play

Civic Trust Auckland, along with Grow Your Own Productions, presents a performance of the play Incendiary 1901, about the loss of the Grand Hotel by fire in 1901. Tickets are $10 and can be ordered by email at Incendiary1901@gmail.com, or purchased at the door. See here for full details in the...

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