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A sold-out ceremony, held at the Christ’s College Dining Hall on Friday 11 June, saw Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House take home the Supreme Award. Dame Anna Crighton, Chair of the Awards, commented that “The occasion was to applaud, acclaim . ....
05:00, Jun 05 2021 Supplied The Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru is a finalist in the Seismic category of this year’s heritage awards The Covid-delayed 2020 Canterbury Heritage Awards will take place on June 11. In this second focus on the finalists, Fiona Wykes , of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and historian Anna Crighton highlight five more contenders. Following the widespread damage caused by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, the Christchurch Heritage Awards Charitable Trust broadened the awards to encompass all of Canterbury. This geographical spread meant that for the 2021 awards, such entries as the Sacred Heart Basilica in Timaru, together with the Balmoral Forest Fire Lookout in Hurunui, and the Rakaia Gorge No 1 Bridge in Selwyn were eligible. ....
Fiona Wycks and Anna Crighton05:00, May 29 2021 Supplied Severely damaged by the Kaikōura earthquake, Montrose Station Homestead was designed by architect Cecil Wood at a time when he was considered the leading domestic architect in Canterbury. After Covid-19 restrictions last year saw the Canterbury Heritage Awards diverge from their usual biennial format, the awards return on June 11. Fiona Wycks, of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and historian Anna Crighton highlight some finalists. In Canterbury and Christchurch the 10-year timeframe, symbolic as a clear demarcation between pre and post 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, reveals an optimism which has inspired us to relish and celebrate our cultural heritage. ....
STACY SQUIRES The new riverside artwork for Christchurch s Te Pae convention centre took artists Rachael Rakena and Simon Kaan four years to complete from their first proposal. THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. It was dubbed the “cone of contention” until, suddenly, everyone loved it. It was a typical Christchurch story. A public artwork was commissioned, in this case the Chalice sculpture by Neil Dawson, to mark 150 years of the Canterbury Settlement and noisy opposition immediately ramped up while the object itself was delayed. David Hallett/Stuff ....