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“We are grateful to iwi hapū who have shared their precious kōrero and other information with us as part of the research that went into the listings.”
NORTHLAND
Perhaps best known as the site of the third and largest signing of Te Tiriti on February 12 1840, Māngungu is part of a wider Hokianga ancestral landscape extending back to the explorations of Kupe and Nukutawhiti. In the late 1820s, the hau kāinga of this part of the Hokianga – Ngāti Toro, Te Popoto and Te Ngahengae of Ngāpuhi iwi – provided a place for Wesleyan missionaries to establish a base. The mission station established there came under the protection of Eruera Maihi Patuone, Tāmati Waka Nene, Makoare Te Taonui, Muriwai and others.
Māngungu Mission, today cared for by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, at Hōreke in the Hokianga. CREDIT: HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA
Ancestral and sacred sites recognised Two Northland places that have strong heritage and cultural significance to Māori have now been formally listed by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.
Māngungu at Hōreke in the Hokianga has been added to the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero as Wāhi Tūpuna – a place important to Māori for ancestral significance and associated cultural and traditional values. A second place – Piakoa at Tākou Bay – has been recognised as a Wāhi Tapu area containing sites sacred to Māori in the traditional, spiritual, religious, ritual or mythological sense. “These listings under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act give formal recognition to the cultural and heritage values of these places,” says Atareira Heihei, Senior Pouārahi Northland for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.
“Under the protection and support of these tūpuna, Māngungu became a significant place of cultural exchange on the Hokianga Harbour,” says Atareiria. “The mission station balanced the commercial centre at nearby Hōreke, while paving the way for Hokianga hapū to engage with missionaries and their Christian message. Within a few years, Sunday services were frequently attended by hundreds of Māori converts, many of whom became teachers and preachers both at Māngungu and in communities around the country.” On the east coast, Piakoa – a network of traditional burial caves in the cliffs high above the coastline of Tākou Bay – has been listed as a Wāhi Tapu area. “A number of very significant rangatira were laid to rest here including Auwha who, with CONTINUED OVER >
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NORTHLAND Ancestral and sacred sites recognised
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CONTENTS
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What is worthy of heritage recognition?
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Chinese Market Garden Settlement restoration
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Whakaaria, led the Ngāpuhi conquest along with his descendants,” says Atareiria.
‘Sheddies’ revitalise doomed railway station
14 WELLINGTON Ka mura, ka muri: Walking backwards into the future
FEATURE INTERVIEW Caring for our Māori built heritage
16 SOUTH CANTERBURY Te Kāmaka o Arowhenua listed as
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The Wellington Trades Hall – a working building
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17 NORTHLAND SS Ventnor:Two cultures join
Rare surviving Chinese warehouse given Category 1 heritage status
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TOHU WHENUA
New Central Otago Touring Route
in remembrance
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The walls are talking: Christ Church Cathedral update
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MEMBERSHIP
What can becoming a member do for you – and for heritage?
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Wāhi Tūpuna
Titirangi icon listed
“The grandson of Auwha – Hongi Hika – was also placed here for a time after his death from a musket ball wound at Pupuke in 1828 before being removed to another burial place near Kaikohe.” An indicator of the tapu nature of the area was shown in an 1845 land deed relating to the sale of land nearby to missionary Philip King which had taken place in 1836. It was notable that Piakoa – also known as Opiako – was excluded from the sale, and was described as ‘the sacred place of Opiako’ on the deed, and as a ‘wāhi tapu’ in a later 1856 survey. The remains of many tūpuna were removed to Matauri for a Christian burial by the hau kainga in the 1930s. “At the time, none of those who participated in the relocation or reburial were allowed to touch food with their hands, and they were fed morning and night by others in line with traditional Māori funerary practices,” says Atareiria. “Although many tūpuna were relocated at this time, the area is still held to be tapu.” Listing on the New Zealand Heritage List/ Rārangi Kōrero informs and notifies owners, the public, community organisations, government agencies and local authorities about significant heritage. It is also a source of information about these places for the purposes of the Resource Management Act. Writer: John O'Hare
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EDITORIAL
ANDREW COLEMAN
Over the past few years I have had many opportunities to be involved in nominations for particular heritage awards and I also watch with interest the annual awards for technical specialists such as architects, engineers and property groups that have their own heritage categories. I continue to be very impressed, not so much by those regarded as winners, but by all of those who have undertaken work meritorious enough to be nominated. The Heritage New Zealand magazine is itself an award-winning publication. In this edition of Heritage Quarterly, I can attest to the heritage-award worthiness of every story, programme and individual. People are often the catalyst for great heritage preservation and protection commitment, and pleasingly here there is a focus on our members, through their own dedicated information and pages. In each of the articles you will hear from people as they explain the motivation and drive to continually seek what is best and right for heritage. Places are highlighted throughout, with those identified as Tohu Whenua, Wāhi Tūpuna and Wāhi Tapu prominently described. The word ‘significant’ is often the test and the articles identify this important characteristic of heritage in a range of ways. The original site
What is worthy of heritage recognition?
in Ashburton for the Ng King family attests to their inspirational story of arrival and hard work, while the collaborative Whangarei railway building restoration is also a story of restored skills for the community who have revitalised it for a new purpose. Events also provide special significance and recognition for heritage. There have recently been a number of events that have recognised the heritage listing of significant heritage places such as Te Kamaka o Arowhenua, Lopdell House, Consedine House, Lochiel and the Wellington Trades Hall. All are very well described in this edition and each is in its own right meritorious.
there should be winners. The examples of winners through regional heritage awards such as Whanganui, Canterbury, Nelson and Dunedin as well as those through professional groups and those other areas such as publications, painting and lighting suggest that heritage can have competition. It is not a negative. It is quite inspirational. I believe it is time for us to consider the merit of an Aotearoa New Zealand National Heritage Award. Imagine the fanfare and the function when this is announced. It is worth working towards. n
ANDREW COLEMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE
To answer the question: What is worthy of heritage recognition? Every person, every place and every event that advances heritage is worthy of heritage recognition for their commitment and dedication to heritage. But this answer also leads to other questions. Should there be winners? How does each person, place or event compare? How can they be judged against each other? Nominations for awards are submitted knowing that there will likely be others contesting that they are worthy. This suggests a competition that needs judging and that
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FEATURE INTERVIEW
Caring for our Māori built heritage Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Pouārahi Māori Built Heritage Advisor, Ambrosia Crum, talks about her multi-faceted work with Anna Knox.
What does your role as Pouārahi Māori Built Heritage Advisor involve on a daily basis? My role at its core is to provide advice and guidance to Māori communities in the care and preservation of their buildings. For the most part, these are structures found on marae like wharenui, pātaka and waharoa, but can also include Māori churches, native schoolhouses, and other built forms like carved memorials, flagpoles and grave markers. A huge part of this mahi is also caring for associated ngā toi arts such as whakairo, tukutuku and kōwhaiwhai. To describe what I do day-to-day is quite difficult – simply because it can vary so much. If we expand out to a snapshot of a month, for example, this can range from travelling to meet with whānau to writing conservation assessments, to project planning, to helping with funding applications, to sitting at my desk in Queen St, Auckland, to harvesting natural resources from the swamp or bush of inland Bay of Plenty. This, as you can imagine, also includes a fair share of travel around the motu. That’s part of why I love it, it’s always changing, always interesting. How did you come to work at Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga? It was a chance meeting on the Whanganui River in 2014. I had been freelancing as an architectural designer after finishing my Masters degree about a year-and-a-half prior.
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I tagged along on this trip with my then boss and a group of architecture students from Unitec. The wider project was to support the revitalisation of a village on the west bank of the river – the side without road access – near Pipiriki. Built in the 1870s, the wharenui is particularly unique for having retained its earth floor. However, over many decades it had fallen into disrepair. It was primarily this whare that drew Te Tira (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Māori Heritage Team) into the project. During this initial trip, it was the work on the wharenui that was especially eye-opening as my creative experience to date had been centred on contemporary design. And so, my introduction to this mahi was a profound moment for me. I stayed in touch until the opportunity came for me to join Te Tira around a year later. I have loved working in this role ever since and have returned to the site a further five times. Why does built heritage matter to you, and where do buildings fit into the big picture of heritage? Heritage is vital to an understanding of who we are and where we come from at a most basic level. For Māori communities, the marae is a place to share collective knowledge, skill and tradition, and to also consider opportunities for the future. In this domain there is a deep connection between people, place and building. Wharenui facilitate this coming together, as a place to
practice local traditions of tikanga, kōrero and arts. Traditions associated with building practice and technique are also recorded in the fabric of these buildings. I am very lucky to be invited into these places to advise for their care. What’s been your most rewarding project so far? This again would have to be the project that first introduced me to this mahi on the Whanganui River. We emerged from the wild after around nine days. And I couldn’t wait to go back in there. This place, at that time, was truly off-grid! We carried in everything we needed to work, eat and sleep – this is after moving it across river via jet boat – from slabs of native timbers to generators and cutlery. We made a makeshift kitchen in an old cottage and redirected our water from a spring. This meant we really had to work together for it to function as both a work site and temporary home. Work is not yet finished here but the progress that has been made is amazing with the input of many! Combined, it is the work accomplished, the experiences gained and my re-routed path that makes this project all the more rewarding for me. I can also now hold this as a benchmark against which I can measure what is possible – near anything. What is the most challenging aspect of your job? It’s been a huge learning process for me in this role. In many, many ways. For example, I
didn’t grow up speaking te reo Māori (and I still don’t). For me this is a big challenge because it is such a significant part of the work that I do. It can be difficult and at times confronting, but I am working on it. On a personal level it is quite special that my work is also supporting this process of revitalisation for me. I am very lucky to work in a role that enables growth in this way. What does the future have in store for you and your role? My role is really centred on Māori communities. So we go where the need is. Regardless of what this might look like, I will continue to support them in realising their aspirations for their taonga; to work with them to care for their places. n
NGĀ KUPU whakairo carving
motu country (NZ)
tukutuku woven panels
tikanga custom
kōwhaiwhai painted scroll ornamentation
kōrero narrative CREDIT: MARCEL TROMP
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WELLINGTON
The Wellington Trades Hall – a working building The entry of Wellington Trades Hall on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero as a Category 1 historic place was marked by a celebratory event on 26 March. Its launch by Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson was testament to the building’s deep connections with the trade union movement in Aotearoa New Zealand and to the early history of the Labour Party. Members of the movement and heritage enthusiasts were treated to an illustrated talk by Senior Heritage Assessment Advisor, Kerryn Pollock, and a rousing speech by Wellington Trades Hall Incorporated President, Graeme Clarke, who has spearheaded the building’s ongoing restoration. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Chief Executive, Andrew Coleman, also revealed his own connection with the building during his time as a police officer in the 1980s. As the oldest purpose-built trades hall in the country still used for its original purpose, Wellington Trades Hall’s connection with the
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Wellington Trades Hall. CREDIT: HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA
union movement is a living one. The building was designed by noted local architect, William Fielding (1875-1946), and opened in 1929. It has outstanding historical significance for its connections with the union movement in Aotearoa New Zealand, with the lives of both ordinary working people and well-known union figures, with organisations like the Labour Party and Federation of Labour, and to major events such as the 1951 waterfront dispute. The Trade Hall’s identification with unionism was tragically demonstrated in 1984 when it became the site of the country’s first fatal terrorist attack after caretaker, Ernie Abbott, was killed by a home-made bomb. This crime, which was a calculated strike at the trade union movement in a period when relations with the Government were fraught, remains unsolved. Wellington Trades Hall has special social significance as a place of great
importance to the union community, both past and present, and considerable efforts have been made to ensure its preservation. The building is open to the public, and a museum display in the ground floor lobby records some of the important events and union campaigns that the building is associated with. Visitors can watch footage of the 1981 Springbok Tour protests, which unions were heavily involved with. Ephemera from the 'Equal pay, pay equity' and automotive industry campaigns of the 20th century are displayed alongside the memorabilia of key unions figures such as Toby Hill (1915-77). Wellington Trades Hall is open from Monday to Friday and visitors are welcome to check out the museum display. n Writer: Kerryn Pollock
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Rare surviving Chinese warehouse given Category 1 heritage status Dunedin’s Sew Hoy building has recently been recognised as a Category 1 place on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero confirming the outstanding significance of the building to the history of Chinese in Otago. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga listing advisor, Sarah Gallagher, co-authored the listing report. “This is a really important building to add to our list. I have had so much support in researching this report from the Chinese community and heritage community. Everyone was really keen to see the Sew Hoy building’s amazing social and cultural history recognised”. In the mid-1890s, Choie (Charles) Sew Hoy commissioned a warehouse for his business at 29 Stafford Street. The Otago Daily Times published a detailed description of the building in June 1894, describing the “imposing stone and brick warehouse” with “a very handsome and pleasing appearance.” Sew Hoy was a notable New Zealand merchant, entrepreneur, innovator and gold-dredger. Born in Guangdong Province, China, he immigrated to New Zealand via Australia in 1869. Through his business interests, philanthropic endeavours and social connections, he became a leader in the Chinese community. “Publications by Dr James Ng, and a recent biography of Choie Sew Hoy by Jenny Sew Hoy Agnew and Trevor Agnew, proved incredibly helpful for the listing research,” says Sarah Gallagher. Sew Hoy was part of an established community of Chinese merchants. By 1871, there were 96 Chinese merchants and
Sew Hoy Building today. CREDIT: HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA
storekeepers in Dunedin, inland Otago towns and in the goldfields, serving a population of more than 4,000 Chinese locals. Seān Brosnahan, curator at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and co-author of the listing report, comments: “This building is the last survivor in Dunedin of a series of Chinese stores and merchants that made it possible for Chinese gold-seekers to maintain a substantially Chinese lifestyle in the remote southern goldfields. They also acted as a conduit for information and funds to and from their home villages in China. This system of communication and supply was one the most remarkable features of the first phase of Chinese settlement in New Zealand.” Sew Hoy and his son, Kum Poy, were also successful goldminers. Their building at 29 Stafford Street was the registered office for their Nokomai Sluicing Company, established in 1894. For a long time, their company was the most successful sluicing operation in New Zealand. When it closed in 1943, it was the last Chinese gold-seeker operation in New Zealand. The building was also connected to the Chinese cultural practice of organised
repatriation of the remains of sojourner Chinese. Sew Hoy was President of the Cheong Shing Tong burial society. In a devastating turn of events, the last ship chartered to return remains to China out of 29 Stafford Street, SS Ventnor, sank off the Hokianga in 1901. The Sew Hoy family operated a store, as well as a clothing and food manufacturing business, from the building through until the 1980s. Today, the building continues as a grocery business maintaining the Sew Hoy name, and still stocks traditional Chinese foods. Choie Sew Hoy’s great-great grandson, Peter Sew Hoy made the application for recognition with Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. “The listing is an endorsement of the ongoing contribution of my family to Otago’s history. The Sew Hoy family is very grateful to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga for recognising and helping preserve our family’s very long history. We hope the building at 29 Stafford Street can be protected for our future generations to enjoy.” n Writer: Rosemary Baird
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TOHU WHENUA
New Central Otago Touring Route Open since November last year, the Central Otago Touring Route is a 341-kilometre journey through dramatic landscapes full of unique attractions, activities, and locals who are genuinely happy to welcome you. The route winds its way from Queenstown to Dunedin via the beautiful Strath Taieri and Maniototo Plains taking you via nine of Otago’s 11 Tohu Whenua, some of Aotearoa's best heritage experiences. Charming goldmining villages, a steamship cruise, cycling, a hands-on eclectic inventor's workshop, and a luxury high tea at a castle are all on offer. To help plan your own heritagethemed roadie, we’ve put together this suggested itinerary.
Day 1: Queenstown & around Begin your journey of Otago’s unique history in Queenstown. This ‘home of adventure’ is also host to several iconic heritage sites. ARROWTOWN A charming gold-rush village nestled below beautiful peaks along the sparkling Arrow River. Stroll Buckingham Street where wealthy merchants traded in the mid-1800s, then peer inside restored huts on the edge of town where Chinese miners led a more modest existence. TSS EARNSLAW An afternoon cruise across Lake Wakatipu aboard this iconic century-old coal fired steamship is a great way to see Queenstown’s surrounding landscape. Before roads existed, she ferried people, sheep and goods to lakeside destinations. Depart Steamers Wharf in central Queenstown for Walter Peak Station
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Otago Central Rail Trail. CREDIT: MILES HOLDEN
and let the iconic alpine scenery take your breath away.
drive on to Omakau and the Otago Central Rail Trail.
Day 2: Queenstown to Cromwell
OTAGO CENTRAL RAIL TRAIL
Take in the stunning Kawarau Gorge via a 45-minute drive from Queenstown to Cromwell and Bannockburn.
If you’re curious about this famous historic trail but can’t commit to a multi-day cycling adventure, the Poolburn Gorge section of the Otago Central Rail Trail is a great way to sample some of the highlights in a single day, including the famous Poolburn Viaduct, two tunnels and Manuherikia Bridge – the longest bridge on the Trail. Bike hire is available.
KAWARAU SUSPENSION BRIDGE A stop at one of the country’s most iconic bridges is a must. The Kawarau Suspension Bridge is 141 years old and won designer, Harry Higginson, a top world engineering award for his innovative design, which allowed safe crossing of the notoriously windy canyon. In 1988, the bridge became the world’s first bungy-jump site. After crossing the bridge, continue by foot or cycle on the Gibbston River Wine Trail for spectacular views of the gorge.
Day 4: Maniototo to Dunedin The wide open spaces of the Maniototo Plains have inspired all kinds of creativity, from the ingenious inventions of Ernest Hayes to iconic Kiwi artworks including those by Graham Sydney. Meander and enjoy the scenery and southern hospitality on this two-hour drive.
BANNOCKBURN SLUICINGS
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After a winery lunch, make your way to Bannockburn Sluicings, a spectacular human-made landscape of cliffs and pinnacles. Walk one of several tracks past the remains of dams, tunnels, walls and water races built to flush out gold.
Plan to spend at least a couple of hours at Hayes Engineering Works, located halfway along the Central Otago Touring Route. This family farm celebrates early 20th century ‘Kiwi ingenuity’ at its best. Marvel at the mud brick home and workshop where rural inventor Ernest ‘Ernie’ Hayes developed agricultural labour-saving devices including the fence-fixing wire strainer, rabbit baiters and windmills, while his wife Hannah cycled around the region in ankle length skirts taking orders for his wares. Have a hearty lunch at
Day 3: Cromwell to Maniototo From Cromwell drive alongside Lake Dunstan towards Clyde and Alexandra where you can explore the Clyde Heritage Precinct or walk to Alexandra's iconic Clock on the Hill. Then
the on-site cafe before the scenic drive to Dunedin. (Closed June to August). DUNEDIN RAILWAY STATION An afternoon stroll through Dunedin’s city centre takes you to one of its most opulent buildings, the Dunedin Railway Station. Ornate and flamboyant, this ‘giant gingerbread house’ is said to be one of New Zealand’s most photographed buildings. Built when 100 trains came and went daily, the station is now home to a restaurant, gallery and the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. On a Saturday morning, head down to the forecourt farmers’ market to taste the best of the region’s produce, listen to some live music and yarn with the locals.
Day 5: Dunedin
Arrowtown.
The beautiful heritage buildings of Dunedin are worth a day or two of exploring, with some luxuries to be indulged in too.
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OLVESTON This Edwardian mansion has been loved by visitors since it was gifted to Dunedin city in 1967. See how the wealthy Theomin family lived in the first half of the 20th century, surrounded by a vast array of fine art, furniture and artefacts collected from around the world. Entry to the house is by guided tour. LARNACH CASTLE Located on the majestic Otago Peninsula, a half hour‘s drive from Dunedin, Larnach Castle tells a colourful story. Built for his wife in the 1870s, William Larnach’s grand vision fell into disrepair after his personal fortunes crumbled. Passing through various hands, at one point the ballroom was used to shelter sheep! The lavishly restored castle is now one of Aotearoa’s premier visitor attractions, set in immaculate gardens and offering tours, accommodation and incredible views of the peninsula and beyond. n
Larnach Castle.
Hannah's Cafe, Hayes Engineering Works.
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Kawarau Suspension Bridge. CREDIT: CLAUDIA BABIRAT
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Titirangi icon listed Nestled in the foothills of the Waitakere Ranges, a former West Auckland hotel complex with a remarkable history and a contemporary twist has been listed by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Known locally to most Aucklanders as Lopdell House, Hotel Titirangi (Former), Te Uru Gallery and the Treasure House (Former) were recently added to the New Zealand Heritage List Rārangi Kōrero as a Category 1 historic place. The listing has been welcomed by the Lopdell Trust, who manage the complex and nominated it as an historic place. “It has been a long journey for the Trust, and our Auckland Council partners, to rescue and refurbish Lopdell House and oversee the design and construction of Te Uru, Waitakere Contemporary Gallery,” says Trust member, Jeff Wells. “The local and wider community have enthusiastically adopted the facilities offered and the western end of the village now has a new vibrancy.” Incorporating the classically influenced Treasure House, built as a museum in 1926, and the Spanish Mission-style Hotel Titirangi, built in 1930, the place is historically important for reasons that include its associations with the development of tourism in early 20th century New Zealand. Standing outside and admiring its noble ediface, you might be forgiven for feeling you are in Beverly Hills. “The hotel’s Spanish Mission design and luxurious appointment reflected the influence of North American resorts, and featured extensive views of the Manukau Harbour and surrounding bush. Like many businesses at the time, however, both the hotel
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and museum ventures struggled during the 1930s Depression,” says Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Senior Heritage Assessment Advisor, Martin Jones. Following the creation of numerous scenic and other reserves in the area – some donated by wealthy engineer and local businessman Henry Atkinson (1838-1921) – Titirangi became a significant tourist destination on the fringes of Auckland. In 1926, visitor attractions increased with the construction of the Treasure House designed by architect Reginald B. Hammond – a small, single-storey museum, exhibiting a major kauri gum collection, Māori taonga and other artefacts collated by Dargaville Jeweller, Frank Peat, who had spent more than two decades collecting artefacts linked with New Zealand’s natural and cultural past. In 1930, the five-storey Hotel Titirangi was added and promoted as an international destination. Catering for an anticipated upsurge in motorised tourism, this landmark building was designed by W.S.R Bloomfield, probably the first person of Māori descent to train as a Western-style architect. Economic woes, felt across the world, turned Hotel Titirangi to other uses, housing the main state facility for educating deaf children in the North Island from 1942-60, and the country’s first live-in teacher training facility from 1960. An important community facility since the
1980s, its significance was enhanced by conservation of the pre-existing structures and addition of the strikingly modern Te Uru Gallery (2012-14). Both projects were undertaken by Mitchell and Stout Architects, and received National Awards from the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2015. While important for its heritage value, Lopdell House also holds a vital place in the Titirangi community. “Functioning as a major hub for the arts community in West Auckland since 1986, it also has special value for the extent and depth of its community associations,” says Mr Jones. To celebrate the listing, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga and the Lopdell Trust held an event at Te Uru Gallery. A brief talk was given by Martin Jones about the history of the place and the formalities were concluded by remarks from Deputy Chief Executive Operations, Nicola Jackson, representing Chief Executive, Andrew Coleman. Nicola commented in her address: “There is always more to a place than the physical bricks and mortar.” n Writer: Antony Phillips To view the listing information including full report: heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/9823 To visit the Lopdell Precinct: lopdellprecinct.org.nz/
ASHBURTON
Chinese Market Garden Settlement restoration Exciting progress is taking place on the development of the Ng King Brothers' Chinese Market Garden Settlement site in Ashburton. Work started in early February with builders restoring and strengthening the buildings to a safe standard so that the site can be reopened as a community park in the future. The work is jointly funded by a Chinese Poll Tax grant award, the Ashburton District Council, and the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga incentive fund. Declared a post-1900 archaeological site by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga on 8 July 2019, this place is a vital part of the region’s history and of New Zealand’s Chinese heritage. Trading as King Bros, the market garden was the largest in the South Island, selling fruit and vegetables to Ashburton and its surrounds. By the 1950s the site was home to 14 families and at least 80 people.
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drainage repairs. “It was exciting to uncover clear evidence of the washing basin site, where a local stream was diverted to wash produce,” says Frank. Future work may include delineating the outlines of buildings no longer standing, based on archaeological footprints.
Aotearoa Unearthed: Archaeology for Everyone is a new podcast by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga in partnership with the New Zealand Archaeology Association.
The Christchurch offices of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga also hosted Ng King family members to an interpretation workshop in February. “It was an amazing opportunity to bring together many wonderful memories and ideas,” says Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Outreach Advisor, Rosemary Baird. “We were lucky to have members of the older generation present who have personal memories of working on the country delivery runs and on-site at the market garden.”
During the 2020 lockdown, Outreach Advisor, Rosemary Baird, dreamed about doing a podcast exploring archaeology. “I have always loved talking to archaeologists and hearing about their work.” she says. Rosemary has a background in oral history, so it was a natural fit for her to do the recording and audio editing. Most of the interviews were recorded over Zoom, due to travel constraints.
The interpretation panels are planned as part of an overall landscape design, which will include plantings, walkways and picnic areas. “For the Ng King families, this project is a way to give back to the community that supported their business,” says Arlene Baird, who is managing the project on behalf of Ashburton District Council. “They want to create a place of recreation and rest, as well as keep alive their history for Ashburton residents”. n
“This has been the most rewarding project,” says Rosemary. “All the archaeologists have been so generous with their time. They’ve given me a new appreciation for how much archaeology can tell us about the people who went before us in New Zealand. We have a special and unique history.”
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Heritage New Zealand archaeologist, Frank van der Heijden, was on-site to monitor groundworks taking place as part of
The podcast was released for Archaeology Week in late April 2021, with topics including toilets and drains, repatriation of kōiwi, reading a landscape through a Māori lens, children’s artefacts, the Southern Cemeteries Project, the Dunedin foreshore, Māori rock art and the management of archaeology in New Zealand. Regional Services manager and archaeologist, Pam Bain, has been a great supporter of the project. “There are no New Zealand archaeology podcasts out there, even though there are plenty of international archaeology podcasts. This is a really exciting way for us to start sharing about New Zealand archaeologists’ incredible discoveries and work”. The podcast episodes are available free on Spotify and iTunes.
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‘Sheddies’ revitalise doomed railway station Whangarei’s historic railway station – once an eyesore that looked doomed to demolition – is enjoying a new life thanks to the vision and hard work of a team of volunteers. 1
heritage project to preserve it for current and future generations. This would also allow us to carry out the internal work required to suit the purposes of making a permanent base for Men’s Shed,” says Duncan. Led by Duncan and his volunteer committee, the Sheddies set about addressing the issues with the building. A conservation report was prepared, with Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga staff providing additional advice as needed free of charge. “Many of our members had years of experience in building, and practical experience working with and repairing such things as sash windows,” says Duncan. “This knowledge was invaluable to us and of assistance to the contractors."
Built in 1924-25, the railway station is now the base for the Whangarei Men’s Shed – a social organisation for men of all ages whose skills were in danger of being lost to the community. When the Men’s Shed took over the building in 2012 the building itself – which is listed as a Category 2 historic place by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga – was also in danger of being lost. “We initially had a temporary one-year lease on the old Kiwi House at Heritage Park, but that had run out. One option for us was the railway station – but following inspection it was rejected due to the major work required to make it habitable,” says Duncan Sutherland of Whangarei Men’s Shed. “We had to move, though, and Whangarei District Council allowed us to temporarily store our gear at the eastern end of the station and put new iron on the roof of this section, so we had a small water-tight area for
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storage. It wasn’t long before shed members had a couple of work benches built, hooked up the power and put in a kitchen sink with cold water.” The railway station had been neglected for years, and represented an extensive ‘to do’ list for anybody looking to take it on as a project, according to Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Northland Manager, Bill Edwards. “There were issues with joinery, the roof, cladding, paintwork and damage to the structural elements that held the distinctive veranda above the platform – pretty well every aspect of the building from the ground up needed work. Fortunately the ‘Sheddies’ were up to the task,” says Bill. Following discussions with Whangarei District Council, it was agreed that the council would sell the building to the Men’s Shed. “We decided that we would undertake the heritage restoration of the building as a
In addition to the, at times daunting, prospect of restoring a heritage building, Duncan and his team also raised money for the work via Lotteries Heritage and other public funds. “Funding enabled some of the work to be carried out by contractors and the Men’s Shed volunteers did the rest themselves,” says Bill. The building has been transformed as a result. The roof has been replaced, along with some cladding where needed, and joinery has been repaired and repainted. The changes have been impressive and have addressed the issues raised in the original conservation report. “Besides the long overdue repairs and maintenance that have been carried out, the exciting thing is that the building is now enjoying a second life,” says Bill. “It’s been transformed from a problem to an asset.” The community has responded with enthusiasm to the newly restored building. “Feedback has all been very positive, and often people are amazed at what we’ve done.
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We’re now getting a lot of anecdotal stories from people about their own associations with the building,” says Duncan.
reconfigured to be completely functional, with the protection of its heritage values top of mind,” says Bill.
“We feel we have preserved an historic working building for current and future generations. We hope that it will once again become a community hub, tourist attraction and venue for train excursions. It’s already being used by other community groups and community events.”
“It is a testament to the vision and hard work of a dedicated group of professionals and volunteers.” n
OPPOSITE PAGE: Classic cars outside the Whangarei Railway Station. ABOVE: At work in the Men's Shed. BELOW: Whangarei Railway Station before work began. CREDIT: WHANGEREI MEN'S SHED
Writer: John O'Hare
The project has had its challenges, which Duncan and his team have risen to meet. “A large project of this nature by a voluntary organisation is far more complex than we originally envisaged. It’s not simply a case of ‘doing up a building’,” says Duncan. The result, however, has been a triumph; a perfect base for an organisation that has men’s health and well-being at its heart. It has also become a place where skills can be passed on to members of the community, and where hundreds of projects have been carried out for other non-for-profit community groups and individuals. “Thanks to Men’s Shed, a building more or less condemned to death row has now been
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Ka mura, ka muri: Walking backwards into the future These words, in the foreword to Mana Tangata People of Action, from the Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand (GNZM) and Bill Boyd (CNZM), mark the centenary of Rotary in New Zealand in June 2021.
Rotary is a familiar presence in the New Zealand landscape. Its emblem welcomes you to towns and cities, heritage places, parks, walkways and buildings of note, and in a wide range of community activities. Both Sir Anand Satyanand, former Governor General of New Zealand, and Bill Boyd, former Rotary International World President, have been outstanding Rotary leaders in New Zealand and on the world scene. Through Mana Tangata, the history of Rotary leadership in businesses – especially in the early 1920s – is told, commemorating and celebrating a great legacy of achievement as part of our nation’s heritage. Founded in Chicago in 1905, Rotary was the first service club organisation in the world. It arrived in New Zealand and in Australia in 1921, with its motto 'Service above Self', and was well received by businessmen and professionals looking for a new way of fellowship post-World War 1.
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and who launched the Wellington Free Ambulance Service; and scientist Professor Ernest Marsden. At 39 years of age, a young businessman, Alex Roberts, later knighted, was appointed Club President, an office he held for the Club from 1921-23. Roberts was Managing Director of wool brokers Murray Roberts Ltd, a New Zealand wide business, and became mayor of Lower Hutt in 1929. The heritage listed former Murray Roberts Building stands in Featherston Street, Wellington. Roberts headed the New Zealand contribution to the 1924 London Empire Exhibition and was also director of New Zealand’s 1940 centennial exhibition.
Catching a wave of post-war optimism, the first Rotary Club in New Zealand was formed in Wellington at a luncheon meeting held at the Wellington YMCA in Willis St on 7 June 1921. A week later, the second was formed in downtown Auckland. By the end of the 1920s there was a club in every major town.
Under Alex Robert’s leadership the Rotary Club of Wellington did some quite remarkable things, including putting up a substantial sum of money for the construction in 1926 of a Karitane Hospital in Melrose, Wellington. At the start of the 1920s, Dr Truby King, the founder of the Plunket Society in New Zealand, sought community help to build a new hospital to arrest a high infant mortality rate of 30 deaths per 1,000 births. The Karitane Hospital in Melrose was a significant heritage landmark in the capital until its recent demolition by a property developer.
The atmosphere at the first meeting in Wellington was one of great enthusiasm amongst 36 prominent Wellington businessmen and community leaders, including: Sir Harold Beauchamp, Chair of the Bank of New Zealand and father of writer Katherine Mansfield; Sidney Kirkcaldie, recently retired Managing Director of the city’s department store Kirkcaldie and Stains, now a Category 2 listed building; Charles Norwood, later Sir Charles, who became Mayor of Wellington in the mid-1920s
Charles Odlin, President of the Rotary Club of Wellington in 1923-24, was a major player in the New Zealand timber industry and his name lives on with the refurbished timber store in the capital, first constructed in 1906. The Category 1 heritage listed Odlins Building sits at the centre of three buildings on Cable Street, with the former Wellington Free Ambulance (Category 1 listed) on one side and Shed 22 (Category 2 listed), to the east, together making for a significant heritage streetscape.
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Sir Charles Norwood, who became Rotary President in the early 1930s, inspired the formation of the Wellington Free Ambulance Service, a much needed and admired community service which continues today. Sir Charles, Wellington Mayor from 1925-27, was Managing Director of Dominion Motors, importers of Morris cars from Britain and the founder of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society, a national service which Rotary funding launched in New Zealand. Other outstanding contributors to New Zealand society, and founding members of the first Rotary Club included Will Herbert President (1925-26), and founder of Bowen Hospital which was for many years on the corner of Bowen Street and The Terrace, before the new hospital was built near Crofton Downs, and Sir John Illott (President 1929-30), a founder of the advertising industry in New Zealand and – together with his son John, a long-serving Rotarian – a founder of philanthropy in New Zealand.
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William Gray Young was also a member of this esteemed 1921 group, and became one of our nation’s most noted architects, known in particular for his design of the heritage listed Wellington Railway Station and the Wellesley Club, both Category 1 listed buildings, among many other buildings of significance. George Troup, later Sir George, Mayor of Wellington (1927-31) designed the Category 1 Dunedin Railway Station and was a key mover in the Kelburn tramway company, establishing Wellington’s airport at Rongotai and the car tunnel through Mt Victoria. Ernest Marsden, the founding head of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), J.R. McKenzie, who founded the McKenzies’ variety stores across New Zealand as well as a Youth Education Fund and the J.R. McKenzie Trust, and Hope Gibbons, Managing Director of the Colonial Motor Company, assembler and distributor of Ford Motor cars, were also founding Rotary members. Gibbons initiated two of the largest buildings in the 1920s, the several storey assembly plant, the CMC Building in Courtenay Place, and the Hope Gibbons Building on Taranaki Street, both heritage listed. Rotary celebrates these achievements through outstanding business acumen and an ongoing commitment to providing a wide range of community health and welfare services for our country. In May, an exhibition celebrating Rotary’s centenary was launched at the National Library in Wellington and will tour New Zealand in the months ahead. n Writer: David Watt TOP LEFT: Category 1 heritage listed buildings on the Wellington waterfront. The former Wellington Free Ambulance Building in the foreground and the Odlins Building behind. TOP RIGHT: Kirkcaldie and Stains Building and tower, Category 2 listed. BELOW: The former Murray Roberts Building in Wellington. CREDIT: HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POUHERE TAONGA
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SOUTH CANTERBURY
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Te Kāmaka o Arowhenua listed as Wāhi Tūpuna Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga staff, members of the Rātana Church, a Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association delegate, and the MP for Te Tai Tonga joined with the Arowhenua hapori to celebrate. At the highway turnoff to Arowhenua, south of Temuka, stands a unique limestone archway built in the waharoa style. Over 4 metres high and 8 metres wide, Te Arowhenua stands on the corner of the Arowhenua Māori Reserve, on a reservation land block that was gifted and reserved for a model pā and meeting house in 1939. The consecrated Oamaru limestone block Kāmaka was constructed in 1934 to commemorate three strands of identity for the Waitaha-KātiHuirapa hapū of Arowhenua. Thought to be the only limestone rock archway of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand, it honours the memory of the rangitira Te Hipa Te Maihāroa (ca 1800-85). Te Maihāroa led Waitaha and Kāti Huirapa through decades of intense colonial pressures, upheaval and land loss in the second half of the 18th century. He is remembered as an inspirational leader, famously conducting a heke of over 100
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people to Te Ao Marama (Omarama) and then to Korotuaheka after an unsuccessful effort to escape the effects of rampant colonisation. The Kāmaka also honours the transformative leader Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana (18731939), who founded a Māori ministry for religious and secular advancement of Maōri causes. He visited Arowhenua, bringing the Rātana faith in the early 1930s. A roll of honour inscribed onto the Kāmaka also commemorates hapū soldiers who did not return from the First World War. A plaque for fallen soldiers from the Second World War was later added to the Kāmaka. The foundation stone for the Kāmaka was laid on 13 December 1934 by Eruera Tirikātene, MP for Southern Māori, on behalf of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, who was ill at the time. A year later, on 14 November 1935, Rātana himself unveiled the completed Kāmaka.
Over 80 years later, this special gathering brought descendants and representatives together to celebrate the steps taken to recognise this Wāhi Tūpuna and its entry onto the Rārangi Kōrero. Opened by Rātana Āpotoro, James Seymour, the plaque was unveiled by Gwen Anglem-Bower and Anne Te Maiharoa Dodd. A number of speakers addressed the gathering, including representatives from Arowhenua and Waihao, Te Tai Tonga, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Maori Heritage Council, Te Hipa te Maiharoa and the Returned and Services Association. The event concluded with a shared picnic lunch. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is proud to celebrate this unique maumahara and acknowledge the hapori who have given decades of care and attention to the Kāmaka ensuring it is still here to enjoy. n Writers: Huia Pacey, Francesca Bradley & David Watt
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SS Ventnor: Two cultures join in remembrance A moving dawn ceremony was held recently in the Hokianga to bless the new memorial of the SS Ventnor. When the SS Ventnor sank off the Hokianga coast in 1902, it was bearing the remains of 499 Chinese goldminers being repatriated to China. Thirteen crew died and the remains of the goldminers went to the bottom of the Tasman Sea or drifted to shore where they were gathered and cared for by the home peoples of the Hokianga. The new SS Ventnor memorial stands in memory of the lost and of all those who have cared for them in the many years since the sinking. On Saturday 10 April 2021, the new memorial brought many people together from around New Zealand to pay respect to the ancestors and celebrate the relationship between Chinese New Zealanders and iwi and hapū from around the Hokianga who cared for the remains by reburying them in their urupā. The ceremony was held at Manea Footprints of Kupe Centre in Opononi and started with a pōwhiri, followed by a series of addresses that spoke about the importance of the relationship between cultures. The designers of the memorial spoke about the story of the memorial, the materials used and the symbolism of the design elements. Designed by Auckland and New York-based TT Architects whose founders, Richard Tam and Robert Tse, are both descendants of early Chinese New Zealand settlers, the memorial consists of a series of concrete steps and steel panels following the curve of the land. Visitors can walk the steps leading up to the memorial panels following wording that outlines the process of moving from grief to memory to honouring.
Politicians spoke about how New Zealand had many different cultures and stories and observed that the memorial was an important marker reflecting our country’s cultural diversity. The names of those lost were read, and many families were visibly moved by the names of their ancestors being spoken aloud. It was a poignant moment in the ceremony. Outside the Centre, the Dance of the White Lion troupe performed, wreaths were laid, and incense sticks were lit representing heaven, earth and humanity. The ritual food that had been prepared as an offering was then shared at the hākari. The memorial is in the right place – its location reinforces its links to the moana, but more importantly it is bound with a living, breathing embodiment of Te Ao Māori adjacent to Manea Footprints of Kupe. He tohu aroha ki o matou tupuna In honour of our ancestors. n Writer: Bill Edwards
TOP: Chinese Dance of the White Lion. ABOVE: SS Ventnor Memorial Chair, Meng Foon, addressing the gathering.
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga undertook the gazettal of the wreck of the SS Ventnor as an archaeological site, thus providing it with legal protection under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014.
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Goldfields foreman, Ben Oram, holds two prized finds from the rubble inside the Cathedral walls. CREDIT: CCRL
The walls are talking Next month the team reinstating Christ Church Cathedral will be halfway through the stabilisation phase. There have been some surprising finds thus far. Impressive progress has been made on the Christ Church Cathedral under the supervision of lead contractor Naylor Love since work began in May last year. Six storeys of scaffolding are in place and a total of 32 piles have been screwed into the ground – some up to 18 metres long – while three giant steel frames are now bracing various parts of the Category 1 heritage building. Two teams of stonemasons are among the contractors on-site. One from Stoneworks and the second from Goldfield Stone Limited, whose current focus is the careful deconstruction of the badly damaged South Transept. Goldfield’s Director, Mark Whyte, says they’re about a third of the way through. “It’s going really well. The Cathedral has always been the jewel in the crown of Christchurch’s
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gothic revival buildings and, as we take it apart, we can see just how beautifully made it is.”
a numbered pallet, which is photographed before transportation to storage until it can be reinstated in the future.”
“The quality of the workmanship is sharp. Each stone was cut by hand, but the lines are crisp, clean and accurate. Every element was well-measured, correctly made and joggled. This building was not just slapped up – a huge amount of care went into it.”
The exact location of each pallet is recorded on a smartphone/tablet app so the team knows exactly where to find any particular stone. Around 1,400 stones have been removed from the site so far.
Mark and his team spend much of their time on scaffolding, up to 28 metres above ground, wearing respirators as they take the Transept down, stone by stone. “It’s not easy,” says foreman, Ben Oram. “Some of the stones are more than 400kg, and we can’t go inside the building so we’re having to pull them out blind and then get them down to the ground without damaging them.” The project is being delivered by Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Limited (CCRL). The company ensures heritage professionals oversee the removal, cleaning, numbering and packing of the pieces. Heritage consultant, Jenny May, says everything is carefully assessed to see if it is able to be reused. “We’re going to great lengths to protect the heritage fabric – it’s a thorough process. Each stone to be reused is numbered and put on
“The reinstatement will be like a giant jigsaw puzzle,” says Ben. As the work has unfolded, the team has also made some surprising discoveries, such as the quality of the rubble which fills each wall’s two stone wythes. “There’s been a huge amount of pristine 19th century Halswell basalt which you just can’t get today,” Ben observes. Mark agrees. “A lot of those stones have been dressed – they’ve got flat profiles. Our strong suspicion is that they came from a building that was deconstructed but who knows what that building was.” Ben says a highlight was finding a carved limestone hood mould. “It is exactly the same as those which sat above the lancet window so was clearly a leftover that someone just threw in with the rubble. Best of all it’s perfectly preserved, while its counterparts are slightly misshapen
due to more than a century of being outside, carbonisation and cleaning. It’s a great find as now we have an exact example of how they looked originally.” 120-year-old pencil marks were another welcome find. “On some of the stones you can see where the banker mason marked out his lines for carving. It’s pretty cool,” says Mark Whyte. Fellow stonemason, Nathan Hall, says they’re all aware of the importance of the project. “When I started someone warned me that the world would be watching us. I don’t know if that’s true but I do know that there is significant interest and everyone on-site is taking real care and doing the best job we can.” Jenny says the whole process is eye-opening.
“When you examine the sheer size, weight and amount of stone that has been employed in building our Cathedral, you cannot help but wonder at the difficulties the original builders had to overcome to manually raise stones of such huge weight and size to such great heights.” Ben Oram says when the going gets tough they simply look to the past for inspiration. “I know that every stone I take down was a heck of a lot harder to put up and the crews that did that more than a century ago didn’t have access to the technology that we do.” n
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Off-site activity The project team is just as busy off-site too. The Government-appointed Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Trust is progressing fundraising, with around $50 million needed for the project’s $154 million budget. A core focus for project delivery company, Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Limited, is finalising the design of the Cathedral and Tower. Project Director, Keith Paterson, says the design process ensures the project has plenty of access to heritage expertise. “As well as the design team's heritage capability, we have three design committees – functional, heritage and liturgical – which work with CCRL to guide the design.” Heritage consultant, Jenny May, architectural historian Dr Ian Lochhead and Heritage New Zealand’s Director Southern Region, Sheila Watson are involved in the committees. Heritage architect, Jeremy Salmond, has also been an integral part of the design process, helping Warren and Mahoney ensure the overall concept, including the two modern buildings that will sit either side of the reinstated Cathedral integrate successfully. “The Cathedral was designed purposefully. My job was to rediscover that intent, preserve that design philosophy, and then make sure the new buildings’ proportions, height and scale felt right in design terms. The feedback we’ve had to date shows we’ve succeeded,” says Jeremy Salmond.
Stonemasons carefully deconstruct the South Transept 28-metres above ground. CREDIT: CCRL
You can keep up to date with the project or show your support through reinstate.org.nz
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