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2008 Selection

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Enjoy selected highlights from 2008 issues of Heritage New Zealand

On the Cover, Autumn 2008: Mixed Use Facility

Carlaw Park hides traces of a rare link to the North Island's 19th-century Chinese community.

Downtown discovery

After a fraught beginning, the discovery of a pa site in central Wellington led to a successful resolution.

Organ Minders

A city has committed millions to restoring its Town Hall organ - for a second time.

Hall of Fame

A landmark that doesn't lend itself to adaptive reuse.

On the Cover: Winter 2008: Tome is Where the Art Is

The craft of the book restorer.

The Warm Up

Climate change poses a threat to our historic heritage, and, in some cases it may be too late to prevent damage

Hot Off the Wire

Thre is more to the story of the Hayes wire strainer than Ernest Hayes ever intended anyone to know or believe.

Poles Apart

How a pouhaki ended up in a naval base on the other side of the world, was found and restored.

No Grave is Rich

Monuments commemorating our war dead come into focus for one day a year, which makes it easy to neglect them the rest of the time.

On the Cover, Spring 2008: Poles of Pride

Fitting tributes to pioneers of the Hokianga are erected at Rawene

The Rail Thing

No matter who owns which bit, one part of our rail system has been central to the nation for more than 100 years

The Seuffert Legacy

Anton Seuffert brought his remarkable cabinetmaking skill from Bohemia to Auckland and left a unique legacy.

On the Cover, Summer 2008: To the Lighthouse

A beacon for sailors and a magnet for mystery, with a whiff of scandal, Pencarrow is our oldest lighthouse.

Time for a Change

Given its connection with matters temporal, it's fitting that Lyttelton's Timeball Station has survived the years in such good shape.

City of the Dead

It may not be a classical necropolis, but this cemetery has its own neighbourhoods.

On the Way

Suggested New Zealand Historic Places Trust-owned properties to visit when on the road this summer.

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Covers issues of Heritage New Zealand and its predecessors from issue 1 until issue 105, Winter 2007. Alphabetically arranged. A4 spiral bound. $20 each. Contact Membership Services on 0800 802 010 to purchase.

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