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Earthquake strengthening message for Chch heritage owners

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 1:05 pm | Historic Places Trust

Earthquake strengthening message for Christchurch heritage owners Why masonry buildings fail in earthquakes and the major issues that need to be considered when strengthening buildings will be part of the focus of a free public talk by one of the country’s ... More >>

Digging the dirt on our history in the Hokianga

Monday, 13 May 2013, 3:55 pm | Historic Places Trust

People in the Hokianga area will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 21st. More >>

Digging the dirt on our history in the Coromandel

Friday, 10 May 2013, 6:05 pm | Historic Places Trust

People in Coromandel and Whitianga will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 21st. More >>

Digging the dirt on our history in Thames

Friday, 10 May 2013, 6:04 pm | Historic Places Trust

People in Thames will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 20th. More >>

Book Now For Community Heritage Symposium

Thursday, 9 May 2013, 12:21 pm | Historic Places Trust

Book Now For Community Heritage Symposium   Time is running out for heritage groups in Auckland to sign up for the free New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) Community Heritage Symposium focusing on historic heritage and the Draft Unitary Plan for Auckland ... More >>

Digging the dirt on our history in Kaikohe

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 11:43 am | Historic Places Trust

People in the Kaikohe area will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 14th. More >>

Mum’s the Word at Alberton

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 11:49 am | Historic Places Trust

A group of Auckland classical singers and musicians will come together to perform a special concert of music for mothers at Alberton, the Mt Albert mansion cared for by the NZ Historic Places Trust. More >>

Digging the dirt on our history in Whangarei

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 11:41 am | Historic Places Trust

People in Whangarei will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 8th. The NZ Historic Places Trust’s Northland Regional Archaeologist, Brooke Jamieson, will give a public talk entitled ... More >>

What lies beneath – public talk on Whakatane’s archaeology

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 11:40 am | Historic Places Trust

People interested in learning more about the archaeological features of Whakatane and Ohope are in for a treat. Awakeri-based archaeologist Lynda Walter will present a public lecture and lead a field trip looking at some of the district’s extraordinary ... More >>

Professor Claudio Modena seminar series

Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 6:12 pm | Historic Places Trust

Historic monuments and masonry structures in seismic areas Seminars in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin next week offer the unique and limited opportunity to hear Prof. Ing. Claudio Modena talk about his work and experiences with historic monuments ... More >>

Digging the dirt on our history in Mangonui

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 1:35 pm | Historic Places Trust

People in Doubtless Bay will have a golden opportunity to dig a little deeper into the archaeological history of their district on May 1st. The NZ Historic Places Trust’s Northland Regional Archaeologist, Brooke Jamieson, will give a public talk entitled ... More >>

Christchurch's education heritage recognised

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 12:58 pm | Historic Places Trust

Cantabrians have long been proud of the region’s education heritage, but they have extra reason to pay respect to the city’s remaining historic educational treasures on Thursday. More >>

Heritage Education focus for Campbell Free Kindergarten

Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 9:48 am | Historic Places Trust

The Heritage of Education is the theme of this year’s International Day for Monuments and Sites on April 18 – a day that highlights and celebrates different aspects of heritage, organised by ICOMOS (the International Council on Monuments and Sites). More >>

Archaeology talk 20 years in the making

Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 1:00 pm | Historic Places Trust

Development pressure along the Papamoa coastline in the 1990s brought the area’s archaeological features into sharp focus – an irony not wasted on Hamilton archaeologist, Warren Gumbley. More >>

Papamoa archaeology revealed

Thursday, 28 March 2013, 4:54 pm | Historic Places Trust

Hamilton archaeologist Warren Gumbley will shed light on the Bay of Plenty’s early Maori settlement at Papamoa as part of a series of archaeological talks being organised by the NZ Historic Places Trust. More >>

Great Easter day out at Te Waimate

Monday, 25 March 2013, 10:02 am | Historic Places Trust

Easter Saturday is shaping up to be a great day out for families wanting to enjoy the long weekend break. More >>

Hunt is on at Kerikeri Mission Station this Easter

Monday, 25 March 2013, 10:00 am | Historic Places Trust

The hunt is on at Kerikeri Misson Station this Easter weekend with a range of fun activities for all the family running from Good Friday through to Easter Monday. More >>

Easter story-telling at Pompallier Mission

Monday, 25 March 2013, 9:59 am | Historic Places Trust

Russell resident Morgan Pollock will take on her alter ego of ‘Morgs the Storyteller’ to bring fun for children and adults alike visiting Pompallier Mission, the NZ Historic Places Trust property in Russell, over Easter. More >>

Historic paintings take pride of place at Highwic

Friday, 22 March 2013, 2:12 pm | Historic Places Trust

Visitors to Highwic – the NZ Historic Places Trust property in Newmarket – can now feast their eyes on an important collection of artwork depicting scenes of early Auckland. More >>

Charming country church gets heritage recognition

Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 12:07 pm | Historic Places Trust

Charming country church gets heritage recognition The oldest Anglican church in the Wellington region still holding regular services has been given heritage recognition. Built in 1870 within a few years of the road being constructed through the Ohariu ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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