This list of Heritage New Zealand-listed places in Christchurch contains those buildings and structures that are listed, or were listed in early 2011, with

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(formerly known as Historic Places Trust) in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

, New Zealand. The list is confined to the boundaries of Christchurch prior to amalgamation with the

Banks Peninsula District The Banks Peninsula District is a former territorial authority in New Zealand. Banks Peninsula District was formed through the 1989 local government reforms. It amalgamated with the Christchurch City Council in March 2006. It was governed by a ...

in March 2006.

Heritage New Zealand-listed places in Christchurch

There are two registers of heritage places in Christchurch. One is the national register administered by Heritage New Zealand and the other is the register in the Christchurch City Plan. The scope of this article is the Heritage New Zealand register only. There are four parts to the national register; historic places, historic areas, Wahi Tapu (places sacred to

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) and Wahi Tapu areas. Christchurch has listings in the former two categories. , there were 315 historic places and seven historic areas listed. In August 2011, Heritage New Zealand started the process of removing listings of buildings demolished after the earthquakes, starting with the Manchester Courts and the NZ Trust and Loan Building entries.

Heritage loss

Some of the listed buildings suffered damage to varying degrees in the 4 September

2010 Canterbury earthquake The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 at on , and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (''Extreme'') on the Mercalli intensity scale. Som ...

. Manchester Courts in the

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was the only listed building that was demolished after that earthquake. This was only the beginning of a loss of heritage, however; the situation was entirely different when the 22 February

2011 Christchurch earthquake A major earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time (23:51 UTC, 21 February). The () earthquake struck the entire of the Canterbury region in the South Island, centred south-east ...

occurred, with some of the listed buildings damaged, and many more lost or to be lost as a result of action by Civil Defence after the earthquake, and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's clearance and redevelopment plans. Some heritage buildings fully collapsed during the earthquake, for example the

Durham Street Methodist Church The Durham Street Methodist Church in Christchurch was the earliest stone church constructed in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is registered as a "Historic Place – Category I" by Heritage New Zealand. The church was severely damaged ...

(killing three workers), the Stone Chamber of the

Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings were the buildings of the Canterbury Provincial Council that administered the Canterbury Province from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The buildings are the only purpose-built ...

, the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church and the Sevicke Jones building in Cathedral Square. Other listed buildings partially collapsed, or were badly damaged, including

ChristChurch Cathedral ChristChurch Cathedral, also called Christ Church Cathedral and (rarely) Cathedral Church of Christ, is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was built between 1864 and 1904 in the centre of the city ...

, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Trinity Avonside. Many heritage buildings have been demolished since, others are yet to be demolished, with the fate of some buildings not yet decided. Category I buildings in central Christchurch demolished since the earthquake include the

Cranmer Centre The Cranmer Centre (originally: Christchurch Girls' High School) was a historic building in Christchurch, New Zealand. Its original use, until 1986, was as the Christchurch Girls' High School, the second high school for girls in the country. Regi ...

(the former site of the Christchurch Girls' High School), the Guthrey Centre in City Mall, and The Press Building. Category II buildings in central Christchurch that have been demolished include

St Elmo Courts St Elmo Courts was a residential high rise building constructed in 1930 in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. Used mainly as an office building in later years, it had a Category II heritage listing by the New Zealand Historic Places T ...

and Wharetiki House. There is a long list of heritage buildings that are yet to be demolished, including the façade of Clarendon Hotel that is part of the

Clarendon Tower Clarendon Tower was a high rise building on Worcester Street at Oxford Terrace in the Christchurch Central City, New Zealand. Built on the site of the former Clarendon Hotel, the façade of the historic building was kept in the redevelopment and ...

Heritage restoration

Three listed heritage statues fell off their plinths; Scott Statue, Godley Statue (restored in 2016) and Rolleston Statue (restored in 2016), with the latter receiving significant damage (the head broke off). Category I heritage listings that have received significant damage, but where the owners have declared that they will be repaired, include the

Christchurch Arts Centre The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is a hub for arts, culture, education, creativity and entrepreneurship in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the Gothic Revival former Canterbury College (now the University of Canterbury), Christchu ...

and the Excelsior Hotel. The future of a number of heritage buildings is as yet undecided. In 2013, the Registry Building of the Arts Centre reopened after a complete renovation and strengthening. In 2014, the Isaac Theatre Royal reopened after a $40m restoration. During 2016, the Mona Vale homestead was reopened. It is predicted that during 2017, many restored heritage buildings will reopen. This will include the

Sign of the Kiwi The Sign of the Kiwi, originally called Toll House, is a small café and shop at Dyers Pass on the road between Christchurch and Governors Bay. It was built in 1916–17 by Harry Ell as a staging post and opened as a tearoom and rest house. It has ...

, the

Sign of the Takahe The Sign of the Takahe is a neo-Gothic style historic building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is currently leased from Christchurch City Council and run as a cafe, bar, and function centre. History Construction began on the building in 19 ...

, the gatehouse of Mona Vale, the Edmonds' Band Rotunda, the Old Stone House, the former Trinity Church, and

Shand's Emporium Shand's Emporium, previously known as Gee's, is a historic building in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. One of the oldest commercial buildings to remain from the time Christchurch was founded, it was relocated in June 2015 from its ...

List of historic places

Churches and religious centres

Monuments and memorials

Current and former homes

Other

List of lost historic places

The following listings have been lost; most of them due to the Christchurch earthquakes.

List of historic areas

References

External links

Ceismic
database which holds all the HNZ entries of demolished heritage buildings that have since been removed from the HNZ website {{Christchurch earthquakes 2010 in New Zealand 2011 Christchurch earthquake

History of Christchurch