Golden Years:
50 Years of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust

In 2005, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust turned 50 years old. Created by Act of Parliament in 1954, the Trust held its first Board meeting in September 1955 and gave its first report to the House in April 1956.

A range of activities have been planned over the 2005/06 year to celebrate 50 years of recognising, protecting and promoting New Zealand's heritage places. Highlights have included the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's "Made in New Zealand" concert, heritage awards, and a National Heritage Conference

The full programme of events was published in the Winter 2005 issue of Heritage New Zealand which itself was a special commemorative issue. The programme includes a wide range of events being organised by the Trust's Branch committees and regional and area offices throughout the country.

The programme will also be published on this website as events are confirmed. Any heritage organisations wishing to have their own events included in the programme as part of the Trust's 50th anniversary celebrations can write to the 50th Anniversary Committee to request inclusion:
National Office
Historic Places Trust
PO Box 2629
Wellington
Email: information@historic.org.nz