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Dunedin heritage buildings

NewsNovember 3

Built To Last - Episode 5

Following the passionate locals dedicated to restoring and maintaining Dunedin's Heritage Buildings
DunedinDecember 4

Restaurant, winemaker for Queens Gardens site

A warehouse precinct buzzing with new businesses has helped bring two Dunedin people attracted by its "character and life'' back to the city.
Restaurant, winemaker for Queens Gardens site
Restaurant, winemaker for Queens Gardens site
DunedinFebruary 11

Tenders sought for Jetty St project

Tenders are being called for the first stage of the Jetty St pedestrian mall in Dunedin.
DunedinNovember 18

Uncertain future for venue

Demolition could be an option for Sammy's, one of Dunedin's most loved live music venues and one of the warehouse precinct's largest buildings.
Uncertain future for venue
Uncertain future for venue
DunedinNovember 17

Building's finer features back on show

A rebirth is under way for one of Vogel St's most prominent buildings.
DunedinSeptember 6

Athenaeum - 'It has to make money'

The tenants of Dunedin's Athenaeum will dictate the building's evolution, owner Lawrie Forbes says.
Athenaeum - 'It has to make money'
Athenaeum - 'It has to make money'
DunedinAugust 30

Surprises in old buildings

The doors to some of Dunedin's historic buildings will be opened to the public today as the city's heritage festival continues.
Surprises in old buildings
Surprises in old buildings
DunedinApril 20

Council says heritage buildings under threat

Important heritage buildings in Dunedin could be lost if proposed changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) are confirmed, the Dunedin City Council says.
Council says heritage buildings under threat
Council says heritage buildings under threat
DunedinMarch 20

Heritage building projects awarded

A 130-year-old former head office and a project to strengthen a 104-year-old student hall of residence are the big winners of Dunedin's annual heritage reuse awards this year.
Heritage building projects awarded
Heritage building projects awarded
DunedinDecember 18

Planned hotel 'architectural arrogance'

Three brothers who own a collection of heritage buildings in Dunedin's warehouse precinct say the area risks being ''destroyed'' by plans for a waterfront hotel.
Planned hotel 'architectural arrogance'
Planned hotel 'architectural arrogance'
DunedinSeptember 21

Heritage grants for buildings

The owners of the former St Patrick's Church School and Hall in Lawrence, a distinctive, category 1 listed building, have received a $60,000 grant to help with conservation work.
Heritage grants for buildings
Heritage grants for buildings
DunedinSeptember 11

Consent requirement 'frustrating'

The owner of a Dunedin heritage building with more than a century of history as an office block says being forced to apply for resource consent to continue the tradition is "frustrating".
Consent requirement 'frustrating'
Consent requirement 'frustrating'
DunedinMay 9

Empire one of six top Historic Places listings

It may be an unassuming building, but music academic Dr Graeme Downes says to those who know its significance in music circles, heritage recognition for Dunedin's Empire Hotel is "a pretty amazing thing".
DunedinOctober 28

Stavely Building awarded $27,000

The owners of a historic Dunedin building damaged by a suspicious fire more than three years ago have been awarded nearly $30,000 to help pay for restoration work.
Stavely Building awarded $27,000
Stavely Building awarded $27,000
DunedinOctober 2

Rare win as joint bid saves heritage building

Dunedin's heritage stock has scored a rare win, with a private owner, local government and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust working together to save a historic building.
Rare win as joint bid saves heritage building
Rare win as joint bid saves heritage building
DunedinJuly 27

Council ponders remedy for port

Concerns Port Chalmers heritage buildings are being damaged by the shaking they receive when heavy vehicles pass through the town's centre will be voiced, but when, to whom, and how, is yet to be decided.
DunedinJune 7

New rate will help heritage B&B operators

Dunedin city councillors yesterday threw their support behind new initiatives designed to ease the financial burden on the city's heritage bed and breakfast operators.
DunedinMay 17

Dainty Dairy barriers temporary

Permission for footpath barriers around the Dainty Dairy building in Stuart St is temporary and they are not to be in place indefinitely, Dunedin City Council resource consents manager Alan Worthington says.
DunedinMarch 20

Historic places protocol waived for Barrons building

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust will not follow usual protocol during the demolition of Dunedin's historic Barrons building on Rattray St because the building is unsafe.
Historic places protocol waived for Barrons building
Historic places protocol waived for Barrons building
DunedinMarch 10

Heritage building use celebrated

Dunedin's heritage buildings and the people who safeguard their futures were celebrated last night.
Heritage building use celebrated
Heritage building use celebrated
DunedinMarch 4

Final curtain for historic building

The death knell has sounded for the historic Barrons building in Rattray St and its neighbour, the N. and E.S. Paterson building.
DunedinFebruary 22

'Quite simple solutions' available

For Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull, the stunning but underused heritage buildings between Cumberland and Crawford Sts do not have to be used as commercial buildings, or apartments.
'Quite simple solutions' available
'Quite simple solutions' available
NewsFebruary 22

Council looking at ways to push building reuse

One of the problems lying at the heart of the threat to Dunedin's heritage buildings is also one of the most difficult to solve - a surfeit of heritage buildings in a city struggling to grow to a size that would make it economically viable to reuse them.
Council looking at ways to push building reuse
Council looking at ways to push building reuse
EditorialFebruary 21

Heritage: a monumental challenge

The disastrous Canterbury earthquake, hopefully, has had at least one positive outcome.
Heritage: a monumental challenge
Heritage: a monumental challenge
DunedinFebruary 13

Garrison Hall's fate lamented

The loss of the Garrison Hall in Port Chalmers is "demolition by neglect", local historian John Neilson says.
Garrison Hall's fate lamented
Garrison Hall's fate lamented