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Robert McDougall Art Gallery

The Robert McDougall Art Gallery is a heritage building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was designed by Edward Armstrong and it opened in 1932. It is a Category I heritage building listed with Heritage New Zealand and is located within the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. History In 1925 James Jamieson, a wealthy local building contractor, pledged to leave his art collection to Christchurch City on the condition that a new premises were built to house it. The Christchurch City Council held a referendum to gauge public support for taking out a loan to pay for the new gallery. This idea was rejected and nothing happened until 1928 when Robert McDougall donated £25,000 for the gallery to be built. A competition was set up to find an agreeable design. The selection committee, which included Robert McDougall, choose Edward Armstrong's design. The site in the botanic gardens behind the Canterbury Museum was chosen. Building of the new gallery commenced in November 1930 and by April 1932 it was near completion when funds ran low. Robert McDougall supplemented his original gift enabling the completion of the gallery at a total cost of £31,000. In total the new gallery housed 160 works, the majority of which came from two collections, the Canterbury Society of Arts and James Jamieson's collection. By 1961 the McDougall's collection had grown to 325 works, and by 2001 it was over 5,000 items. The collection outgrew the Robert McDougall Gallery and the Christchurch Art Gallery was built to house the collection in 2002. The Robert McDougall Gallery was largely empty from the opening of the new art gallery until it was closed permanently after the September 2010 earthquake. The building survived the Christchurch earthquakes and had some repairs in 2016. It is awaiting more strengthening work to protect it against future earthquakes and it still remains empty. In 1942 the painting Psyche by Solomon Joseph Solomon was stolen from the gallery. Design The single story gallery has a large central hall, with scagliola columns and marble floors. It is constructed of brick and concrete, and faced with Oamaru stone. Armstrong was inspired by the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui. Both the Sarjeant Gallery and the Robert McDougall Gallery use Samuel Hurst Seager's idea of 'topside lighting'. This is where skylights allow natural light to fall onto the displayed pictures without the light falling onto the visitors or the floors. References
Reefton School of Mines

The School of Mines in Reefton, New Zealand (1887–1970) was one of a number of mining schools set up to teach the science of mining during the 19th century gold rush. Like the Thames School of Mines it is a Heritage New Zealand Category 1 listed historic building. History The Reefton Mining Institute was formed in March 1885. In the same year Professor James Gow Black from the University of Otago commenced lecturing there and an application was made to the government for a School of Mines building; land was granted in Shiel St. The building was opened in 1887. The purpose of the school was to teach the science related to mining, both theory and practice. Subjects such as mathematics, surveying, chemistry and assaying were taught. Directors of the School Thomas Fenton, 1886–1890 John Joseph Woodmass Lee, 1899–1902 Thomas Otto Bishop, 1902–1903 John Henderson, 1903–1911 John Francis McPadden, 1911–1915 John Herbert Williamson, 1915–1917 Sydney Arthur Alexander Fry, 1917–1919 John Francis McPadden, 1919–1920 John Joseph Woodmass Lee, 1920–1927 Lionel William Stevens, 1930–1938 Leslie Clifton, 1938 William James Bolitho, 1938–1970 Other Schools of Mines were set up in Coromandel, Waikato, West Coast, Nelson and Otago. The school closed in 1970 when the then director Jim Bolitho retired. The building was then used by the St John's Ambulance from 1972 to 1989 when the Reefton School of Mines Historic Reserve was created. Current status Since 1990 the building has been registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I structure, with registration number 263. See also List of historic places in Buller District References
Selwyn Court

Selwyn Court is a category 1 historic place in Auckland which originally consisted of a library, a steepled octagonal tower, the house and chapel, all in a Gothic Revival style known as Selwyn Gothic. The chapel has since been moved to Diocesan School for Girls. History In 1861, the complex of Bishopscourt, now known as Selwyn Court, was begun. It was the first official bishop's residence, and home to Bishop George Selwyn, from where it gets its current name. The architect was Frederick Thatcher, and this complex is considered his last major commission for the Auckland Diocese. The builder was A.H. Hunter, who also built St Mary's Church in Parnell. The library was completed first in 1861, followed by the octagonal tower in 1862, the house and chapel, between 1863 and 1866. In the 1900s, there began to be issues with damp in the timber structures and a new brick house was added to the complex in 1908, known as Neligan House. In 1910, the chapel was moved to Diocesan School for Girls, and is known as St Barnabas' Chapel. It is now a category 2 historic place in Auckland. Since the 1980s, Selwyn Court has served as the Deanery for the Anglican Church in Auckland. Description The complex originally included a library, a steepled octagonal tower, the house and chapel. The buildings were organised around a U-shaped courtyard. The buildings are what is referred to as "Selwyn Gothic" – a variant of Gothic Revival style, in timber rather than in stone. The architect, Frederick Thatcher, is particularly noted for his use of shingled roof, vertical board and battened walls, and Early English style windows. These are present across the varied buildings of the complex, with the exception of the house which has wider casements for the windows. The complex was largely constructed to look like single storey buildings; however, the house was built on a slope to incorporate private rooms in a stone walled lower storey, with large reception rooms on the upper floor that were entered from the courtyard. The house is linked to the library by offices and a corridor on the northeast, and both buildings have Selwyn's invention of carrying roof supports through to floor level as a form of internal buttressing which gives the exterior with a broken up appearance. The Library is considered to show this feature most clearly. There have been a number of changes to the complex, particularly notable are the removal of the chapel and the addition of the double storey verandah to the northern sides of the house around 1883. References
Bee and Brother’s Store

Bee and Brother’s Store ist ein Baudenkmal in Oamaru in der Region Otago auf der Südinsel Neuseelands. Das 1872 errichtete ehemalige Lager befindet sich an der Ecke 1 Itchen Street und Tyne Street und gehört zur Harbour/Tyne Street Historic Area. Am 25. September 1986 wurde das Bauwerk vom New Zealand Historic Places Trust unter der Nummer 4693 als Denkmal der Kategorie 2 (Historic Place Category II) eingestuft. Einzelnachweise
St James Anglican Church, Māngere Bridge

St James Anglican Church is a category II heritage listed Anglican church in Māngere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand. Built in the 1850s it is the only remaining stone Selwyn church in Auckland. History St James Anglican Church and the surrounding cemetery are located in Māngere Bridge on land formerly occupied by Tāmaki Māori (Waiohua and later Ngāti Whātua). In 1837 Ngāti Mahuta were gifted land by Ngāti Whātua, later establishing a defensive settlement for Auckland. In 1849, the land where the church now sits was granted by Governor George Grey, for the purpose of settlement of Maori from the Waikato, and the development of a church. It is recorded that the building project was managed by Rev Arthur Purchas, who served as architect, and Tāmati Ngāpora. This venture was recorded to be co-funded by Bishop Selwyn and local Māori. The church was built and funded by the resettled Māori bar a £10 donation from Bishop Selwyn. Reverend Robert Burrows oversaw the construction. The church was constructed of scoria from the nearby Mangere Mountain, it was completed c.1857. Over the years, many efforts to preserve the church and churchyard have been made. The church was renovated in 1917 and the roof fixed in 1928 and again 1974. This included in 1924, a group of female members of the church forming a guild to promote events and raise funds to maintain the church. Later in 1938, further pleas to preserve the historic site were made. This resulted in an extensive renovation of the memorials to Māori chiefs Ēpiha Pūtini and Kati Takiwaru, who had great significance to the area. During the invasion of the Waikato the land grant was rescinded but was restored after the war and the church became governed by a board of trustees made up exclusively of Māori. c.1965 the trust became governed by both Māori and non-Māori, following a change in rules. The original floor was replaced in 1988; however, the original windows remain today. On 4 April 1983 St James Church was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand) as a Category II historic place with registration number 689. Description St James Church is built of scoria quarried from Te Pane o Mataaho / Māngere Mountain. Designed by Bishop Selwyn, St James Church is the only surviving stone church from the Selwyn period in Auckland. It is noted that Bishop Selwyn made several attempts at stone churches in Auckland, most of them left to decay or were completely abandoned. Due to the difficulty of stone construction, the chancel arch and arches of the doors are made from brick, not stone. The church has a rectangular nave 40 ft (12 m) by 24 ft (7.3 m), a chancel at the east and a vestibule at the west. Some of the walls are up to 18 in (460 mm) thick. There are buttresses every 12 ft (3.7 m) which support the roof. Gallery References
Villa Maria College, Christchurch

Villa Maria College (Māori: Te Whare o Meri) is a single-sex secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was opened on 18 February 1918 with 14 pupils. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy and served as a parish school when boys were admitted in 1921. From 1941 the school reverted to being a girls' college. Villa Maria College is a day school but it also had boarders between 1935 and 1979. In 1981, the college was integrated into the New Zealand state school system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 but its proprietors remain the Sisters of Mercy (through the Sisters of Mercy Trust Board). Honour In the 2001 Birthday Honours, former principal Sister Pauline Margaret O'Regan was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM). She had left the school and the convent in 1973 to work within Christchurch's poorer communities. Enrolment As of March 2026, Villa Maria has a roll of 850 students, of which 108 (12.7%) identify as Māori. As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 411, placing it amongst schools whose students have few socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 8 and 9 under the former socio-economic decile system). Notable alumnae Jessie Anderson (born 1998), field hockey player Ellen Halpenny (born 1990), netball player Courtney McGregor (born 1998), representative female artistic gymnast Grace Prendergast (born 1992), rower Jan Tinetti (born 1968), cabinet member of the Labour Party Notes References
Colegio Villa María (Christchurch)

El Colegio Villa María​ (en inglés: Villa Maria College) fue inaugurada el 18 de febrero de 1918 con 14 alumnos. Fue fundado por las Hermanas de la Misericordia y sirvió como una escuela parroquial cuando los primeros niños fueron admitidos en 1921. Desde 1941 la escuela volvió a ser una institución femenina. Villa Maria College es una escuela diaria pero también tenía otras modalidades entre 1935 y 1979. En 1981, la institución se integró en el sistema escolar del estado de Nueva Zelanda bajo la Ley de Integración Condicional de Escuelas privadas de 1975, pero sus propietarios siguen siendo las Hermanas de la Misericordia. Véase también Escuela Cristianismo Centro educativo Referencias
St Mary's Church, Timaru

St Mary's Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church located in Timaru, in the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand. One of the defining landmarks in Timaru, the present church was built in three stages in 1880, consecrated in 1886, with the distinct tower added in 1910. History The land where St Mary's Church stands was sold to the Anglican diocese by brothers William Barnard Rhodes, Robert Heaton Rhodes, and George Rhodes. The grounds of the Anglican church were consecrated by bishop Henry Harper in 1861. On 9 September 1880, Henry Jacobs, the Dean of Christchurch, laid the foundation stone for a replacement church, designed by William Armson in Gothic Revival style. Jacobs stood in for Harper who was ill. Henry William Harper, Harper's son, was the Archdeacon of Timaru at the time. The contract for the construction of the first stage was undertaken by Mr McGill. The contract for the second stage was let, in early 1881, to R. B. Sibly. The quality of Sibly's work was found wanting by an arbitration court and he cancelled his contract. Re-tendering the second stage contract was delayed by a lengthy illness of Armson. Francis John Wilson was the architect for the parsonage that was tendered in July 1881. Soon after, the second part of the church construction contract was let to P. Clayton. Armson died in 1883. It took more than three further years before the church was consecrated by Bishop Harper on 26 August 1886. The 1880s church had cost NZ£10,000, the adjacent school NZ£1,950, and the vicarage NZ£2,200. In a storm on 9 September 1889, the belfry was blown over and the bell cracked, which thus had to be recast. The architectural firm of Collins and Harman provided an alternate design for the square tower. By 1901, chancel, vestries, tower, spire and bells were yet to be added. Plans for the completion of the church were presented to the public in 1906 for fundraising purposes. The church expansion required the removal of the original 1860s church. The foundation stone for the church completion was laid on 14 July 1907 by Archdeacon Harper. The builder for the work was Samuel McBride. Walter Panton from Timaru acted as the supervising architect for Collins and Harman. The distinct tower makes the church a landmark in Timaru. On 4 April 1985, St Mary's was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I building, with registration number 328. St Mary's Church is located on the corner of Church and Sophia streets. In 2011, during the Christchurch earthquake, one of the tower's four pinnacles fell down, prompting the removal of the other three for safety reasons. All four pinnacles were restored in 2023 after a long period of repairs and restoration. Notable weddings 17 July 1873: Henry Sealy married Emma Askin 21 December 1898: Violet Sealy (daughter of Edward Sealy) married Charles James Peter (son of William Spence Peter) 15 July 1926: Pat Ward (All Black #335) married Jessie Macpherson References External links Official website
St Mary's Old Convent Chapel

St Mary's Old Convent Chapel is a category 1 historic building in Ponsonby, built in 1865–1866. History St Mary's Old Convent Chapel was built for the Sisters of Mercy in 1865–1866 on land purchased by Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier in 1853. It was officially opened on 5 August 1866. Bishop Pompallier held Mass twice a week, until his departure from New Zealand in 1868. The chapel was central to the convent life and also to the students of St Mary's College, which was constructed in 1864 on the site. The building also served as the parish church for Ponsonby from 1870 to 1886. It is the only 1860s building still standing on the site that was then known as St Mary's Mount. Description The chapel was designed by architect Edward Mahoney in a Gothic Revival style, similar to the convent accommodation that had been built several years prior, and the Bishop's House that would be later built across the road from the chapel. It cost £1100 to build. The wooden chapel is cruciform with a steeply pitched roof and a central spire. The interior was laid out according to the needs of the religious order, rather than as a parish church, resulting in two rows of stalls made of kauri timber on both sides of the nave facing towards each other, across the central aisle. Above the stalls are the stations of the cross. Above the altar on the east wall, are stained glass windows, the centrepiece depicting Our Lady of Mercy was given by James Franklin in memory of his sister, Sister Mary Xavier. On either side are images of St Catherine and St Cecilia, patrons of Mother Catherine McAuley and Mother Cecilia Maher. Very few changes have been made to the chapel, except for the c. 1900 addition of further stalls, to accommodate more people. From 2022-2024, Salmond Reed Architects worked with the McAuley Trust to restore the chapel, supported by an Auckland Council Historic Heritage Grant. Using paint analysis and historical images, they repainted the chapel to align with its assumed original colours. They also repaired the timber joinery and restored the stained glass windows. The restoration was a 2025 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner in the heritage category. Gallery References
Saint Paul’s Church Whangaroa

Die St Pauluskirche Whangaroa ist ein unter Denkmalschutz stehendes Gebäude der victorianischen Kolonialzeit Neuseelands. Die im März 1883 eröffnete Kirche befindet sich an einem nordwestlichen Steilhang hinunter zum Naturhafen Whangaroas in 9 Old Church Road, Whangaroa, Kaeo 0478, im Far North District in der Region Northland auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands. Geschichte Die Kirche wurde in der viktorianischen Kolonialzeit oberhalb der Kent Bay im Whangaroa Harbour erbaut und im Spätsommer 1883 eröffnet. Die Gottesdienstbesucher kamen per Schiff oder zu Fuß. Zur Kirche führten dann zahllose Treppen hinauf. Straßen waren damals noch nicht gebaut. Im Lauf der Jahre hat Saint Pauls viel gesehen: Den Niedergang der Kauri-Holzindustrie, die Zerstörung der Schule vor der Kirche durch Feuer, den Aufbau des Clubhauses für Hochsee-Sportfischer und den Bau des Yachthafens. 1926 wurde das ursprüngliche Kauri-Schindeldach aufgegeben und durch Wellblech ersetzt. Dieses wiederum wurde 2003 ersetzt durch das moderne „Coloursteel“. Bereits in den 1950er Jahren war eine sehr steile Straße zur Kirche hoch gebaut worden. Zur Geldbeschaffung wurde das kirchliche Grundstück parzelliert und bis auf einen verbliebenen Rest von 4000 Quadratmetern verkauft. Damals war dann die Kirche renoviert worden und 1975 folgte eine komplette Restaurierung, nachdem Gelder hierfür eingesammelt werden konnten. Im Jahr 2007 folgte eine weitere Renovierung der Kirche. Gegenwart Die wenigen verbliebenen Gläubigen haben hier Gottesdienst an jedem ersten Sonntag im Monat. Es finden hier auch noch Hochzeiten und Begräbnisse statt. Seelsorgerisch betreut wird die St Pauluskirche Whangaroa von der St James Anglican Church Kerikeri. Kulturdenkmal Die Saint Paul's Church Whangaroa wurde am 25. November 1982 vom New Zealand Historic Places Trust unter Nummer 469 als „Historic Place Category II“ registriert. Einzelnachweise
Transit House

Transit House is a historic house in North Dunedin, registered as a heritage building. From 1946 to 1978, as Dominican Hall, the building was a women's student hostel operated by nuns and friars of the Dominican Order as a sister college to nearby Aquinas College and as one of the residential colleges of the University of Otago. The building was designed by John Burnside built in the 1880s for politician Robert Gillies, who, as an amateur astronomer, included an observatory in the roof and named the building Transit House in honour of the Transit of Venus. The hall opened with 20 students in 1946. The Dominicans had the building expanded between 1948 and 1953 to accommodate 48 students. From the 1960s the garage was used by the Otago Vintage Car Club. Dominican Hall closed in 1978. The house was sold by the Dominicans in 1982 and became a private residence. In 1990 Transit House was registered as "category 2" by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Notable alumnae of Dominican Hall Eti Laufiso, educationalist and language-teaching specialist Natalia Zotov, cosmologist References
McNicol Homestead

The McNicol Homestead is a historic 19th century homestead located in Clevedon that is listed as a Category II building by Heritage New Zealand. Description The McNicol Homestead is a two-storey Victorian homestead. The property has great macrocarpas. The building was constructed from kauri that was milled onsite. A ha-ha is located in front of the house. The homestead has a brick chimney and corrugated iron roofing. There are finials at each apex of the roof. The double hung sash windows have 6x6 panes. The homestead is a rare example of a surviving large colonial homestead. History The homestead was constructed in 1878 for the McNicol family at a cost of £320. The McNicols came from Scotland and were the first settlers in the area. The homestead was the second house the McNicols had constructed. Sometime between 1870–1900 a two-room timber outbuilding was constructed. In 1973 Duncan McNicol's great-granddaughter sold the property to Bernie Ross, a Manukau City Councillor. Ross gifted the property to the Manukau City Council in 1980. Since 1980 the homestead has been leased by the Clevedon and Districts Historical Society who operate a small museum that showcases local history and other community activities from the building. The worker's cottage located on the property underwent restoration in 1983. The homestead underwent restoration work beginning in July 2024, and re-opened for the public on 7 June 2025. References
St Barnabas Church, Mount Eden

St Barnabas Church is a historic Anglican church in Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Originally built in 1848 it was later moved to the current site. Subsequent expansions have significantly altered the church to where now the majority is brick with a small wooden nave of the original serving as the nave to it. It is registered as a category 2 building with Heritage New Zealand. History St Barnabas' Church was originally constructed in 1848 at Point Dunlop, east of Mechanics Bay. It was designed by Frederick Thatcher as one of the original Selwyn churches. In 1866 the nave was widened to the point of the transepts, it was also lengthened on one side. In 1877 the church was moved to the current site in Mount Eden. The church was part of the Parish of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The first service was held on a Sunday, 6 October 1878. In 1886 the church was enlarged for a growing congregation. In 1897 nearby land was purchased for a Sunday school and vicarage. In 1903 a brick rebuild started, but never completely finished and the nave of the old church remains. In 1932 a vestry was added. The vicarage was sold in 1952. In 1964 a war memorial campanile was erected. References External links Official website
Église Saint-Barnabé de Stoke

L’église Saint-Barnabé (anglais : St Barnabas’ Church) est un édifice religieux anglican de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle situé à Nelson, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Situation et accès L’édifice est situé au no 523 de la route Principale (anglais : Main Road), au centre de Stoke (banlieue de Nelson), et plus largement au sud-ouest de la région de Nelson. Histoire La cérémonie de pose de la première pierre a lieu le 27 janvier 1864. Celle de dédicace a lieu le 22 août 1866. Structure Statut patrimonial et juridique L’église est recensée comme lieu historique de catégorie II par Heritage New Zealand, depuis le 25 novembre 1982. Références Annexes Articles connexes Église anglicane d'Aotearoa, Nouvelle-Zélande et Polynésie Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressource relative à l'architecture : New Zealand Heritage List Portail de la Nouvelle-Zélande Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail de l'anglicanisme