In the Heritage Festival, tours of the Bishop’s Palace in St Mary’s Bay are regularly sold out. The Catholic Diocesan Centre has kindly made a tour available for Civic Trust members and friends on Saturday 10 August, from 11.00am to 12.30pm. Following the tour, you are invited to walk a...
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...
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.
The Gus Fisher Gallery was originally the premises of New Zealand’s first ever television broadcast in 1960. Join us on the anniversary of this broadcast for a special tour of the building’s heritage. This is a free event – see the Gus Fisher Gallery website here: Nestled in the heart...
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...
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...
Go to the Facebook site of Stop Stealing our Harbour, for more information. See our recent Civic Trust website post and Facebook post for details of recent media commentary.
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...
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...
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...