Repair work starts on two slips on SH12 in Northland
26 Apr, 2021 12:57 AM
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One of the historic slips on side of SH12 at Oparakau, near Matakohe, where repair work has started.
One of the historic slips on side of SH12 at Oparakau, near Matakohe, where repair work has started.
Northern Advocate
SUP250421NADslip.JPG One of the historic slips on side of SH12 at Oparakau that will be repaired soon.
Motorists through the small Northland community of Oparakau - on State Highway 12 near Matakohe, will shortly notice a bigger roadside presence as teams work to repair two historic slips.
Heritage NZ gives Napier s Army Drill Hall Category 2 historic place status
26 Apr, 2021 03:24 AM
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The Drill Hall in Coote Rd, Napier, where it s been since 1889. Photo / Paul Taylor
The Drill Hall in Coote Rd, Napier, where it s been since 1889. Photo / Paul Taylor
Hawkes Bay Today
Napier s Army Drill Hall, parts of which were built more than 130 years ago, has been given Category 2 historic place status on New Zealand Heritage List Rarangi Korero.
On Coote Rd at the foot of Bluff Hill and just off Marine Pde, the original hall was designed by prominent Napier architect Walter Finch and built by volunteer forces in 1886-1887 as a drill shed for the Napier Naval Brigade at Port Ahuriri.
LAHORE : Secretary Tourism & Archaeology Department Ehsan Bhutta visited different historical and heritage monuments in Lahore on Saturday to witness progress of development by Archaeology.
Historic Ngāwhā hot springs reopening after year-long revamp
25 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Checking out the famous bulldog hot pool during the Ngāwhā Springs revamp are, from left, project director Nicole Butler, Far North Holdings project manager Mark Henwood, trust operations manager Teremoana Jones and then Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Checking out the famous bulldog hot pool during the Ngāwhā Springs revamp are, from left, project director Nicole Butler, Far North Holdings project manager Mark Henwood, trust operations manager Teremoana Jones and then Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. Photo / Peter de Graaf