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Highwic Plant Fair for April

Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 2:46 pm | Historic Places Trust

Highwic Plant Fair ¬– announcing a specialty event for keen gardeners and plant collectors to be held at Highwic, Auckland, Saturday, 20 April 2013. More >>

Great music and food at Te Waimate Fete

Friday, 8 March 2013, 2:47 pm | Historic Places Trust

Te Waimate Mission will hold one last hurrah for summer with a Fete that will offer some of the best of local food, wine and entertainment (March 24, 1-7pm). Local singer/songwriter Divah Jo Murray will be performing at the NZ Historic Places Trust property at Waimate ... More >>

Honey House history creates a real buzz

Monday, 11 February 2013, 3:57 pm | Historic Places Trust

The Honey House Café behind Kemp House – the NZ Historic Places Trust property in the Kerikeri Basin – has a heritage all its own. More >>

History-making meeting held at Te Waimate Mission

Friday, 8 February 2013, 5:01 pm | Historic Places Trust

A last ditch attempt to secure peace in the Bay of Islands in 1844 didn’t quite go to plan. More >>

Countdown to Hokianga Treaty celebrations

Thursday, 7 February 2013, 11:50 am | Historic Places Trust

It’s now officially less than a week until the Hokianga celebrates the third and largest signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on February 12. More >>

Earliest surviving New Zealand garments at Te Waimate

Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 5:00 pm | Historic Places Trust

Two of the country’s earliest surviving European-made garments are on display at Te Waimate Mission, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust property in Waimate North. More >>

Pressing business in Kororareka-Russell

Monday, 4 February 2013, 5:04 pm | Historic Places Trust

It’s hard to imagine a more unlikely place than Kororareka-Russell as a centre for publishing. More >>

Historic letter to William IV came from Kerikeri

Thursday, 31 January 2013, 5:11 pm | Historic Places Trust

It’s hard to believe that Kororipo Pa – now a beautiful reserve close to the Kerikeri Mission Station – was the scene of an event that changed the course of New Zealand history. More >>

Sexton’s Cottage gets top recognition

Monday, 28 January 2013, 11:40 am | Historic Places Trust

The Sexton’s Cottage (Former) in the historic Bolton Street Memorial Park in Wellington has been registered as a Category 1 historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places (NZHPT). More >>

Waitangi Celebrations in the Hokianga

Friday, 25 January 2013, 2:31 pm | Historic Places Trust

The third and largest signing of the Treaty of Waitangi will be commemorated at Māngungu Mission, the NZ Historic Places Trust property in Horeke in the Hokianga. More >>

East meets West through music at Pompallier Mission

Thursday, 24 January 2013, 4:20 pm | Historic Places Trust

Russell will come alive to the exotic sounds of European and Middle Eastern music on February 3. More >>

Sweet deal for heritage tourists

Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 11:08 am | Historic Places Trust

Visitors to NZ Historic Places Trust properties in Northland are enjoying a sweet summer deal. More >>

Sculpture turns heads at Pompallier Mission

Monday, 21 January 2013, 1:37 pm | Historic Places Trust

Visitors to Russell have only a few more days to experience something truly exceptional on-site at Pompallier Mission, the NZ Historic Places Trust property. More >>

Otumoetai Pa Historic Reserve opens soon

Friday, 30 November 2012, 11:44 am | Historic Places Trust

One of the Bay of Plenty’s most important historic sites will officially open to the public on December 6. More >>

Link to West Coast mining past

Thursday, 22 November 2012, 1:37 pm | Historic Places Trust

22 November 2012 MEDIA RELEASE Link to West Coast mining past in line for heritage recognition The former Miners’ Hall in Runanga on the South Island’s West Coast is being proposed for Category 1 registration by the New Zealand Historic Places ... More >>

Vandalism threatens care of historic New Zealand properties

Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 9:51 am | Historic Places Trust

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust says a rise in “mindless acts of vandalism” is getting in the way of performing its core duties as the country’s leading heritage organisation. More >>

Flowers and Cycles bring style to Highwic

Friday, 26 October 2012, 11:34 am | Historic Places Trust

A celebration of cycling and heritage will roll out in Newmarket on November 18 as part of Highwic’s 150th anniversary celebrations. More >>

Highwic to come under close scrutiny

Friday, 28 September 2012, 5:55 pm | Historic Places Trust

MEDIA RELEASE Highwic to come under close scrutiny Highwic, the NZ Historic Places Trust property in Newmarket, will come under close scrutiny as the star attraction of several upcoming Auckland Heritage Festival events. A public talk by Auckland ... More >>

Spotlight on Hobson for Heritage Festival talk

Thursday, 20 September 2012, 11:31 am | Historic Places Trust

This month marks the 170th anniversary of the death of Governor William Hobson. More >>

Heritage grants for historic Otago properties

Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 12:55 pm | Historic Places Trust

Three prominent Otago heritage properties have received funding assistance from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) to assist with conservation work. The owners of the former St Patrick’s Church School and Hall in Lawrence received $60,000, ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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