HERITAGE IN THE NEWS
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Bringing Post Office back to life for town
Central News - 21 April 2022 Steeped in history, the St Bathans Post Office is set to tell the stories of the area’s past. Opened in 1909, the St Bathans Post Office was designed by the government architect of public works John Campbell — the architect behind the Dunedin Police [...]
Service, final resting place for gold miner
Central News - 5 May 2022 A funeral for an unknown gold miner whose remains were discovered buried near Cromwell four decades ago is to be held next week — giving him a final resting place more than 140 years after he died. A funeral organised by Alexandra-based funeral director [...]
Hotere studio listed as historic place
Otago Daily Times - 25 April 2022 A unique art studio in Port Chalmers has been registered as a category one historic place. The studio at Observation Point belonged to the late Ralph Hotere, a New Zealand artist, who died in 2013. It was built in 1876 as a four-room [...]
Trust brings Central Otago museums together
Central Otago News - 21 April 2022 After a difference of interpretation last year left Alexandra District Museum Inc (ADMI) without Central Otago District Council (CODC) funding, a new trust has been set up to foster sharing of resources between museums in the district. The council’s 2021-31 long-term plan removed [...]
Traditional Stories from Kaumātua Edward Ellison
Kāi Tahu leader Edward Ellison will give a special online presentation on Waitangi Day, hosted by the Central Otago District Council. In his talk entitled Wāhi Tūpuna, Mr Ellison will speak about significant Central Otago landmarks and share traditional stories that are an important part of local Kāi Tahu history, [...]
Rare trollinger grapes identified on Central Otago vineyard
NZ Herald 25 January 2022 More than 150 years after Frenchman Jean Desire Feraud made his mark on Central Otago, his legacy lives on. The gold miner turned winemaker is widely credited as the original commercial winegrower in Central Otago. He planted more than 1200 vines in the Alexandra Basin [...]
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