Local History / December 2021
January 2022 | November 2021-
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The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- The pou is the central column within a wharenui or meeting house, seen as the heart of the building around which everything unfolds.
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The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- The pou is the central column within a wharenui or meeting house, seen as the heart of the building around which everything unfolds.
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- Automatically tagged as:
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The pou of Māori architect John Scott: Article from The Spinoff
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- The pou is the central column within a wharenui or meeting house, seen as the heart of the building around which everything unfolds.
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Some very special objects
- Katherine Mansfield House
- Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House in Ōtautahi Christchurch was officially opened by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on 15 December 2020. Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Director Cherie Jacobson attended the opening and explains a special connection between the two heritage properties. (Click title to read full post)
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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100 years of mansfield and switzerland
- Katherine Mansfield House
- On Tuesday 16 November 2021 the Embassy of Switzerland to New Zealand and Katherine Mansfield House & Garden held an event to celebrate the centenary of Mansfield’s time in Switzerland.
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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High Court win on EQP buildings
- Wellington City Council
- The High Court has upheld Wellington City Council’s appeals regarding two heritage buildings with expired earthquake-prone buildings notices at 43 Ghuznee St (Toomath’s Building) and 114 Adelaide Rd (former Tramway Hotel).
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Adelaide Hotel (former), Drummond Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New heritage fund to focus on resilient future
- Wellington City Council
- Council has approved officer’s recommendation to disestablish the Built Heritage Incentive Fund (BHIF) and establish in its place the Heritage Resilience and Regeneration Fund (HRRF).
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Street Smart: A brief history of our streets
- Wellington City Council
- From pre-European ara (paths) all the way to Let’s Get Wellington Moving and everything in between. The story of Wellington streets and their use is very much a story of the city itself.
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Losing our heart
- Wellington Scoop
- Have I got this right? The Wellington City Council’s draft District Plan is proposing to remove the heritage listing protection of the heart of the city – Te Ngakau/Civic Centre, which is listed as a heritage area in the current District Plan. There’s also no regard for legal protection of the city’s two waterfront parks.
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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News release – december 28th open day – cancelled
- Wrights Hill Fortress
- Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress is cancelling this year’s Open Day on December 28th because of the current COVID-ORANGE restrictions.
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Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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