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New Zealand Historic Places Trust   
Antrim House, 63 Boulcott Street          Tel: (04) 472 4341  PO Box 2629                                        Fax: (04) 499 0669
Wellington                    Email:information@historic.org.nz

New Zealand                              Web: www.historic.org.nz

Alberton
100 Mt Albert Road, Mt Albert, Auckland
Tel: (09) 846 7367
Open: Wed-Sun 10.30am–12noon & 1–4.30pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday

A large Victorian home with exotic Indian-style verandahs and towers – contains 19th century furnishings and wallpapers.

Alexandra Redoubt
Bellot Street, Pirongia

One of the best preserved earthworks of the New Zealand wars, built when Pirongia was garrisoned during the Te Kooti campaigns. The first redoubt was built by the Armed Constabulary in 1868, around the church of St Saviour. The present redoubt was built in 1872 on the church site. The site can be viewed at any reasonable time. Free entry.

Antrim House
63 Boulcott Street, Wellington
Tel: (04) 472 4341

An imposing Edwardian home (built 1905), now the headquarters of the Historic Places Trust. Open during office hours on business days, access is generally limited to the hallway, boardroom & library.

Bell House
Lloyd Elsmore Park, Bells Road, Pakuranga, Auckland
Tel: (09) 576 4015

One of four houses built for officers of the Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps stationed at Pakuranga and Howick. Leased for use as a restaurant. The exterior may be viewed at any reasonable time.

Bishop’s School
43 Nile Street, Nelson
Tel: (03) 548 4794
Open: by local arrangement. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

A recreation of a Victorian school room in a wooden building of 1881 with a brick porch and wall of 1844.

Brunner Industrial Site
Grey Valley, near Dobson, Westland

An early mining and industrial site with ruins of 19th century coal-mining and coke-making structures, including rare beehive coke ovens. Unrestricted access. Interpretative panels explain the ruins and remains.

Clark’s Mill
Maheno, North Otago
Tel: (03) 434 7169
Open: by local arrangement only.

A four-storeyed limestone flour mill built in 1866. Flour was produced by the mill from 1867–1976. The mill was powered by water from the Kakanui River until 1972, when it was converted to electricity. The mill contains original machinery. 

Clendon House
8 Clendon Esplanade, Rawene
Tel: (09) 405 7874
Open: Nov–Apr Sat–Mon 10am–4pm. Closed: Christmas Day and Good Friday.

The Clendon family home (c.1860) for over 110 years contains the family collection of silverware, fine china and other treasures.

Clifden Suspension Bridge
Just off State Highway 96, Tuatapere, Southland

Built in 1899 to span the Waiau River this impressive structure is constructed from totara and Australian hardwood with concrete towers and 28 wire ropes. It is a significant engineering achievement and is one of the longest suspension bridges in the South Island. The bridge is no longer open to traffic. The bridge may be viewed at any reasonable time.

Coton’s Cottage
Cotons Road, Hororata, Mid Canterbury
Tel: (03) 318 6876
Open: Sun afternoons (except Jun–Aug), other times by arrangement with the Secretary.

This cottage of rammed clay was first built in 1864 by Bentley Coton, then rebuilt to original specifications in 1977, and houses the Hororata Historical Society’s collection. Admission by donation.

Ewelme
14 Ayr Street, Parnell, Auckland
Tel/Fax: (09) 379 0202
Open: Fri–Sun 10.30am–12noon & 1–4.30pm.
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday

The cottage (built 1863–64) of an early Auckland clergyman, with a wealth of old family possessions on display and a charming old-fashioned garden.

Fyffe House
62 Avoca Street, Kaikoura
Tel: (03) 319 5835
Open: daily, Nov–Apr 10am–5.30pm, May–Oct Thu–Tue 10am–4pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

An historic survivor of Kaikoura’s whaling past, the town’s oldest surviving building (c.1860).

Hayes Engineering Works
Ida Valley, Omakau Road, Oturehua, Central Otago
Tel: (03) 444 5801 / (03) 444 5807 after hours
Open: weekends August–May 11am–4 pm, and at other times by local arrangement.

 A turn-of-the-century rural engineering works housed in mud brick and stone, and corrugated iron buildings, with much of the plant still in working order.

Highwic
40 Gillies Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
Tel: (09) 524 5729
Open: Wed–Sun 10.30am–12noon & 1–4.30pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

An elegant family home (Gothic style) of a wealthy 19th century Auckland businessman; begun about 1862 and later extended, contains 19th century furnishings.

Hurworth
906 Carrington Road, New Plymouth
Tel: (06) 753 3593
Open: by local arrangement only.

The first homestead (1855–56) of Taranaki pioneer Harry Atkinson who later became Premier of New Zealand. It has an attractive garden and contains period furniture.  

Kaipara North Head Lighthouse
Along Beach, north of Pouto  (67km south-east of Dargaville)

Built in 1884 to guide ships crossing the bar at the mouth of the Kaipara River. The light was manned until it became automated in 1947 and closed in 1952. The area is now an historic reserve.  Exterior viewing at any reasonable time.

Kawana Mill (privately owned)
Matahiwi, Wanganui River Road, Wanganui Valley

Rebuilt water-powered mill with original waterwheel and grinding stones. First built in 1854 with help of Governor Grey to grind the wheat grown by local Maori farmers. The interior of the mill may be entered at any reasonable time during daylight hours.

Kerikeri Mission Station – Kemp’s House
246 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri Basin
Tel: (09) 407 9236
Open: daily Nov–Apr; daily 10am–5pm. May–Oct, daily 10am–4pm. Closed Christmas Day.

New Zealand’s oldest timber building (1821) and the oldest surviving European building, built for the Church Missionary Society.

Stone Store
Kerikeri Basin
Tel: (09) 407 9236
Open: daily Nov–Apr daily 10am-5pm; May–Oct, Daily 10am–4pm. Closed Christmas Day.

New Zealand’s oldest surviving stone building (1832–36) built for the Church Missionary Society to house Mission supplies and wheat but mostly leased as a kauri gum trading and general store. It still trades in frontier-related merchandise.

Mangungu Mission House
Motukiore Road, Hokianga Harbour
(3kms west of Horeke)
Tel: (09) 401 9640
Open: 1 Feb–24 Dec weekends 12noon–4pm; 26 Dec–31 Jan daily 12noon–4pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday

The Wesleyan Mission House, built 1839, was the scene of the second signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 12 February 1840. There are early furnishings and mission items on display.

Matanaka Farm Buildings
Matanaka, near Waikouaiti, Otago

New Zealand’s oldest farming buildings (c.1842) including a stable, storehouse, granary and schoolhouse. External viewing at any reasonable time during daylight hours.

Melanesian Mission Dining Hall
2 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay, Auckland

Opened in 1859 as a training facility for Melanesians involved in the Mission. The Mission was short lived in New Zealand, with its headquarters moved to Norfolk Island. Leased for use as a restaurant. The exterior may be viewed at any reasonable time.

Old St Pauls
34 Mulgrave Street, Wellington
Tel: (04) 473 6722
Open: daily, 10am–5pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday, occasionally maybe closed for private services and functions.

A particularly fine timber Gothic church consecrated in 1866 and later enlarged. Its superb interior has notable memorial windows and brasses.

Ophir Post Office
Swindon Street, Ophir, Centre Otago
Open: 9am–12noon Monday–Friday. Closed Public Holidays.

Built in 1886 of schist masonry with plaster quoins and window dressings to serve the goldfields town. Now operates as a Post Office agency.

Pencarrow Lighthouse
Pencarrow Head, beyond Eastbourne
(8km walk along coastline)

This is New Zealand’s first lighthouse. The cast iron tower was made in England and erected at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in 1859. The exterior can be viewed at any reasonable time.

Pompallier
The Strand, Russell
Tel: (09) 403 9015
Open: daily, Dec–Apr 10am–5pm; May–Nov daily guided tours at 10.15am, 11.15am, 1.15pm, 2.15pm and 3.15pm. Open daily during school holidays 10am–5pm.  Closed Christmas Day.

The Marist printery (built 1841) produced religious texts in Maori and is New Zealand’s oldest rammed earth and industrial building. It is now a working museum where past methods of tanning, printing and bookbinding can be seen.

Rai Valley Cottage
Opouri Road, Carluke, Rai Valley

A pioneer cottage (1881) of Totara slabs, cut on the site by the district’s first European settler and furnished in pioneer style. The interior can be inspected during daylight hours through viewing panels.

Rangiriri Battle Site
State Highway 1, Rangiriri (0.5 km north of township)

In 1863 one of the crucial battles of the Waikato campaign took place at these fortifications. Battlesite Heritage Centre in the township. The site can be viewed at any reasonable time during daylight hours.

Seddon Homestead Site
State Highway 73 Kumara, Westland

Richard John Seddon, premier of New Zealand 1893–1906, had his home on this site until he moved to Wellington in 1895. The site can be viewed at any reasonable time.

Southland Provincial Building
32 Kelvin Street, Invercargill

Built in 1864 as a Masonic Hall, the building was later bought by the Southland Provincial government. Still in use commercially as a retail shop. Exterior may be viewed at any reasonable time, interior during normal business hours.

Taupo Courthouse and Redoubt
Taupo Domain

The Redoubt was established in 1869 by the Armed Constabulary for defence against Te Kooti. No fighting took place here and it was abandoned in 1885. A pumice magazine building still stands in the redoubt. The hall nearby was opened by the Constabulary in 1881 as a theatre which was later converted to a courthouse. The site can be viewed at any reasonable time.

Te Porere Redoubt
Highway 47, Tongariro National Park (26 km southwest of Turangi) Earthworks of a Maori fort, built for musket warfare, which in 1869 was the site of one of the last major engagements of the campaign against the famous warrior Te Kooti. The site can be viewed at any reasonable time (7 mins. walk from carpark) during daylight hours.

Te Waimate Mission House
344 Te AhuAhu Road, Waimate North
Tel: (09) 405 9734
Open: 1 Nov–24 December Saturday–Wednesday 10am–5pm; 26 December–30 April daily 10am–5pm; May–October weekends only 10am–5pm. Closed Christmas Day. The fourth Church Missionary Society Mission Station built in 1832.

Te Wheoro’s Redoubt
Talbot Street, Rangiriri

After the Rangiriri battle a redoubt was built nearby to house a British garrison. It is named after Wiremu Te Wheoro who occupied the redoubt on behalf of the government in 1868–69 during the Te Kooti campaigns. The site can be viewed at any reasonable time.

Thames School of Mines
cnr Brown & Cochran Street, Thames
Tel: (07) 578 1219
Opening hours vary. Check ahead of time by telephoning or email ghenry@historic.org.nz Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

This complex of buildings contains a 19th century mining school, experimental crushing plant and a mineralogical museum.

Timeball Station
Reserve Terrace, Lyttleton
Tel: (03) 328 7311
Open: November–April daily 10am–5pm; May-October Wednesday–Sunday 10am–5pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

A castle-like building erected in 1876 to signal the time to ships in the harbour. The rare timeball mechanism is in working order.

Totara Estate
State Highway 1, 8kms south of Oamaru
Tel: (03) 434 7169
Open: October–April daily 10am–6pm; May-September Wednesday–Sunday and public holidays 10am–4pm. Closed Christmas Day. Open for tours at any time by arrangement.

Restored limestone farm buildings where sheep were slaughtered for the first export of frozen meat from
NZ in 1882.

Upper Hutt Blockhouse
McHardy Street, Upper Hutt (adjoins Heretaunga
College grounds)

The only surviving wooden blockhouse, built in 1860, and later used as a police station. It currently houses a service club. The exterior can be viewed at any reasonable time.

Whangamarino Redoubt
Orams Road, State Highway 1, Meremere

A redoubt built by the British Army in 1863.
The site can be viewed at any reasonable time.