Restoration
George Farrant on preserving historic Auckland
Auckland Council's Principal Heritage Advisor George Farrant has overseen the restoration of the Civic Theatre, the Auckland Town Hall, the Auckland Art Gallery and The Pah Homestead. Audio
Restoring a Wurlitzer photoplayer
In a Waikato workshop, a 1915 Wurlitzer Photoplayer is being restored, one of very few left in the world. It's being repaired by Nathan Smith and Kevin Hanna they've been on the project since 2012. Audio
St James Theatre needs $10m in public funding, owner says
Advocates for Auckland's troubled St James Theatre are calling on the government to fund the final stages of its restoration to bring it back into public use. Video, Audio
Jeavons Baillie: conservation and the National Library
Kim Hill talks to Jeavons Baillie, who volunteered to assist with painting restoration in Florence after the devastating floods in November 1966, was the first Conservation Officer for the Alexander… Audio
The Bushy Point Restoration Project
Barry Smith is chairperson of the Otatara Landcare Group that's made up of local volunteers who value the natural environment. The Bushy Point Restoration Project is the group's main hands on… Audio, Gallery
The Bushy Point Restoration Project
Barry Smith is chairperson of the Otatara Landcare Group that's made up of local volunteers who value the natural environment. The Bushy Point Restoration Project is the group's main hands on…
AudioA Stream Runs Through it
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment or CAREX is co-led by Professors Angus McIntosh and Jon Harding from the University of Canterbury's Freshwater Ecology Research Group. CAREX has… Audio, Gallery
A Stream Runs Through it
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment or CAREX is co-led by Professors Angus McIntosh and Jon Harding from the University of Canterbury's Freshwater Ecology Research Group. CAREX has…
AudioThe Art of Collecting Classic Cars
The passion of Joseph 'Corky' Coker from the Coker Tire Company for collecting and restoring antique automobiles and motorcycles... Audio
Developing damaged buildings
Dunedin City Council Heritage Planner Glen Hazelton takes Lynn Freeman to meet developers who are both dedicated and crazy enough to take on severely dilapidated old warehouses - we're talking more… Audio, Gallery
Archaeology in Dunedin
Dunedin is a treasure trove for archaeologists. Lynn Freeman recently visited one of the busiest, Hayden Cawte from Heritage Properties. He and his partner Sheryl Cawte have set up shop in an historic… Audio, Gallery
Redzone tool shed rescue mission
A Christchurch painter and artist is saving tool sheds from the residential redzone in Christchurch, restoring and painting them in abstract designs. The state houses to which they belonged have all… Audio
Inside the St James Theatre, Auckland, 2015
We take a tour inside the newly re-opened St James Theatre, Auckland. Audio
Sir Ed's Hillary hut to be restored
First it was Shackleton's, then Scott's, now it's been announced Hillary's Antarctic Hut is next in line for restoration. Audio
Saving Antarctic Heritage
The Antarctic Heritage Trust completed an ambitious project to conserve three historic huts used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton during their Antarctic expeditions a century ago.
…Saving Antarctic Heritage
The Antarctic Heritage Trust completed an ambitious project to conserve three historic huts used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton during their Antarctic expeditions a century ago.
… AudioRecreating Vintage Airplanes
The Vintage Aviator recreates old airplanes, mainly from World War I, using century old techniques as well as modern science and engineering Audio
Recreating Vintage Airplanes
The Vintage Aviator recreates old airplanes, mainly from World War I, using century old techniques as well as modern science and engineering
AudioRecreating Vintage Airplanes - long version
The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio
Recreating Vintage Airplanes - long version
The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio
