Built To Last - Episode 5
Following the passionate locals dedicated to restoring and maintaining Dunedin's Heritage Buildings
Dunedin heritage buildings
Love of city spurs new business
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.
Tenders sought for Jetty St project
Tenders sought for Jetty St project
Tenders are being called for the first stage of the Jetty St pedestrian mall in Dunedin.
Uncertain future for venue
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.
Building's finer features back on show
Building's finer features back on show
A rebirth is under way for one of Vogel St's most prominent buildings.
Athenaeum - 'It has to make money'
Athenaeum - 'It has to make money'
The tenants of Dunedin's Athenaeum will dictate the building's evolution, owner Lawrie Forbes says.
Surprises in old buildings
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.
Council says heritage buildings under threat
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.
Heritage building projects awarded
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.
Planned hotel 'architectural arrogance'
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.
Heritage grants for buildings
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.
Consent requirement 'frustrating'
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".
Empire one of six top Historic Places listings
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".
Stavely Building awarded $27,000
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.
Rare win as joint bid saves heritage building
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.
Council ponders remedy for port
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.
New rate will help heritage B&B operators
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.
Dainty Dairy barriers temporary
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.
Historic places protocol waived for Barrons building
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.
Heritage building use celebrated
Heritage building use celebrated
Dunedin's heritage buildings and the people who safeguard their futures were celebrated last night.