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Conservation expert sheds light on caring for antiques
Monday, 10 September 2012, 10:05 am | Historic Places Trust
A one-day workshop for people wanting to look after their antique treasures will feature as part of this year’s Auckland Heritage Festival. More >>
Call for moratorium on heritage demolitions has merit
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 5:15 pm | Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) agrees that unnecessary demolition of heritage buildings in central Christchurch should not take place. More >>
Song Without Words at Highwic
Monday, 3 September 2012, 4:52 pm | Historic Places Trust
A Song Without Words – a concert celebrating the work of students of one of the 19th century’s most influential European composers – will take place at Highwic, the NZ Historic Places Trust property on September 23. More >>
Greymouth fossickers returning artefacts
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 11:37 am | Historic Places Trust
New Zealanders are an honest bunch – that’s the recent experience of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) after offering an amnesty to fossickers who return finds from an archaeological site – the former site of Selwyn Traders – ... More >>
Historic buildings star in TV programme
Friday, 15 June 2012, 4:48 pm | Historic Places Trust
Two of Auckland’s most impressive historic buildings will star in a TV programme telling the story of how women in New Zealand successfully gained the right to vote in 1893. More >>
Old St Paul’s Cross Comes Down
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 3:45 pm | Historic Places Trust
The cross that sits on top of Wellington’s Old St Paul’s spire came down today, but it’s only temporary, says the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT). More >>
International funding to Provincial Chambers’ artefacts
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 12:41 pm | Historic Places Trust
International funding to assist the preservation of two significant artefacts retrieved from the earthquake damaged Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings has been welcomed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) and Christchurch City Council. More >>
Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre in line for heritage recognition
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 10:49 am | Historic Places Trust
The former Te Urewera National Park Visitor Centre at Aniwaniwa on the edge of Lake Waikaremoana is being proposed for Category 1 registration by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT). More >>
NZHPT Board calls for pause on Cathedral deconstruction
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 10:26 am | Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) Board has called for an immediate pause to deconstruction work on the ChristChurch Cathedral. More >>
Convent on Whanganui River a heritage gem
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 1:44 pm | Historic Places Trust
St Joseph’s Convent in Jerusalem/Hiruharama is being proposed for a registration upgrade to a Category I historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT). More >>
NZHPT Disappointed by Cathedral Decision
Friday, 2 March 2012, 2:18 pm | Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) has expressed great disappointment at today’s announcement by Anglican Church leaders to undertake the most destructive of the options under discussion to make safe the Christchurch Cathedral. More >>
NZHPT launches new heritage tour of Northland
Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 12:37 pm | Historic Places Trust
The NZ Historic Places Trust is about to launch a national first – a four-day guided tour of Northland’s premier historic places brought to life by an NZHPT guide who will tell some of the little-known stories behind early New Zealand. More >>
Vandals hit Matanaka Farm Buildings
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:10 pm | Historic Places Trust
Vandalism to the Category I Matanaka Farm Buildings at Waikouaiti has angered the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT). More >>
Kapiti Coast wahi tapu boundary extended
Friday, 20 January 2012, 5:15 pm | Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) has extended the boundary of the Takamore wahi tapu area registration on the Kapiti Coast to better reflect the historical and cultural significance of the site. More >>
International recognition for quake-damaged Chch landmark
Friday, 7 October 2011, 2:22 pm | Historic Places Trust
The significantly-damaged Canterbury Provincial Government Buildings in Christchurch has been placed onto a world list of sites to help ensure its retention and restoration. More >>
Historic buildings back on top form
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 4:01 pm | Historic Places Trust
Two of the country’s oldest buildings are looking in mint condition once again after some TLC. The Kerikeri Stone Store has been completely reroofed with cedar shingles, and the exterior of neighbouring Kemp House – New Zealand’s oldest ... More >>
Horowhenua shipwreck gets heritage recognition
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 3:27 pm | Historic Places Trust
A 19th century shipwreck beached on the Horowhenua Coast has been recognised as a Category II historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT). More >>
Historic Timeball Station’s tower collapses
Monday, 13 June 2011, 4:19 pm | Historic Places Trust
MEDIA RELEASE Historic Timeball Station’s tower collapses Lyttelton’s historic Timeball Station’s tower has collapsed following the magnitude 6 earthquake that struck Christchurch at 2.20pm today. More >>
Timeball Station dismantling to start
Friday, 27 May 2011, 2:16 pm | Historic Places Trust
Work on dismantling Lyttelton’s Timeball Station is expected to start from Monday (subs: 30 May) with the arrival of cranes on the site, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) said today. More >>
Heritage damage on Chatham Islands
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 12:03 pm | Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) is urging anyone with information regarding recent damage to historic and culturally significant tree engravings for Moriori on the Chatham Islands to contact the police. More >>
