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New Futures - rethinking our urban heritage

Donovan Rypkema DVD

Due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback received from heritage and economics specialist Donovan Rypkema’s 2010 NZ tour, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust has produced a DVD of four of his presentations.  

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Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Club, Christchurch

Stories from some of Canterbury's special places that are recovering from the devastating earthquakes of 2010-11.

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Heritage New Zealand

Heritage New Zealand Summer 2011 cover

Heritage New Zealand is a full colour magazine published quarterly by the NZHPT. Recognised as New Zealand’s leading heritage journal, the magazine features a wide range of interesting articles on the preservation and conservation of historic buildings and sites, as well as the people who work with them.

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Heritage Redesigned: Adapting Historic Places for Contemporary New Zealand

Heritage Redesigned - adaptive reuse in New Zealand

There are many reasons for finding uses for historic places, rather than merely destroying them to build anew.  Read some successful, practical examples of the reuse of historic places within New Zealand.

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Brochures

Brochures

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust produces a number of brochures. These are usually available from NZHPT offices and properties and include archaeology, registration, membership, Maori heritage, and places to visit.

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Books

Landmarks book

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust publishes a small range of books about heritage places and sites. These are usually available by contacting the NZHPT directly, and in some cases, they are available through the Shop Online.

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Sustainable Management of Historic Heritage Guidance Series

Sustainable Management Guidance series

The Sustainable Management of Historic Heritage guidance series aims to assist local authorities, owners of heritage places, iwi and hapu, and other stakeholders in the protection and conservation of historic heritage under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and other related resource management and planning legislation. The series consists of guidelines, discussion papers and information sheets.

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Heritage Management Guidelines for Resource Management Practitioners

Heritage Management Guidelines

The NZHPT has prepared these guidelines on sustainable management of historic heritage to promote understanding of historic heritage and to assist local authorities, owners and developers to identify and manage historic heritage in light of the Resource Management Act (1991) and its 2003 Amendment.

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Heritage This Month

Heritage This Month

This monthly electronic newsletter helps to keep you up to date with NZHPT news, and provides you with timely updates on projects and issues (where appropriate), and details of events and activities that you might like to attend during the month.

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Regional Newsletters

Newsletters

Find out about heritage-related news and events near you in these newsletters.

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Annual Report

2012 Annual Report

Obtain a copy of the NZHPT's Annual Report.  Earlier editions are also available to download.  The Chief Executive's Expenditure Disclosure statement may be found here too.

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Statement of Intent

Statement of Intent 2012-2015

Obtain a copy of the NZHPT's Statement of Intent 2012-2015.  Earlier editions are also available to download.

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Tapuwae

Tapuwae

Tapuwae articulates a vision for Māori heritage as it is understood by NZHPT's Māori Heritage Council. This is a practical, pragmatic vision grounded in kaitiakitanga and informed by the nation’s legal and political environment. This vision statement is intended to guide the work of the NZHPT. It is bilingual, available in Maori and English.

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