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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
Heritage New Zealand
Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) ( mi, Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity with a membership of around 20,000 people that advocate ...
(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
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
) 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
central city
In urban planning, a core city, principal city metropolitan core, or central city, is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. A core city is surrounded by smaller satellite cities, towns, and suburbs. A central city ...
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
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
*
June 2011 Christchurch earthquake
The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred on 13 June 2011 at 14:20 NZST (02:20 UTC). It was centred at a Hypocenter, depth of , about 5 km (3 mi) south-east of Christchurch, which had p ...
*
List of historic places in Dunedin
References
External links
Ceismicdatabase 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
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 / ...
History of Christchurch