tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post7204339243811732635..comments2023-08-26T01:09:07.337+12:00Comments on Reflections on Auckland Planning: Can We Trust The Historic Places Trust?Joel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-78694738901867979802010-04-24T16:25:20.516+12:002010-04-24T16:25:20.516+12:00As advocates for the preservation of the city'...As advocates for the preservation of the city's built environment, the Auckland Branch of the NZHPT has consistently proven themselves to be wanting, so their backpeddling over the Queen's Wharf sheds hardly comes as a surprise. The fact that we have a few vestiges of historical buildings in Auckland has little to do with their advocacy; had we relied on the NZHPT to do what they were Christopher Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-12138008941456329282010-04-23T22:15:42.209+12:002010-04-23T22:15:42.209+12:00Joel,
Thank you for publishing this sorry tale. To...Joel,<br />Thank you for publishing this sorry tale. To destroy these sheds and have the HPT simply express disappointment is something out of Monty Python. And what an irony for the ARC to leave as their wind up legacy a temporary (how temporary I wonder) plastic and steel tent.<br /><br />Is there some way we can move the 'movers and shakers' to rethink? Is the Govt funding dependent onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-55403517898846197542010-04-22T08:56:04.156+12:002010-04-22T08:56:04.156+12:00Joel
It is unfortunate to see the Historic Places...Joel<br /><br />It is unfortunate to see the Historic Places trust flip flop on the Queens Wharf sheds - at least one should be retained and converted at least partly into a museum featuring Auckland's history in the same way as the City and Sea Museum in the old Harbour Board building on the Wellington waterfront. <br /><br />Unfortunately the Historic Places Trust has always been a Bill Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05413104307686970453noreply@blogger.com