Thames School of Mines from the outside at dusk with the lights on
The rich wooden interior of St Paul's.
Aerial view of Fyffe House with the ocean in the backyard
Aerial view of the main Totara Estate building made of Ōamaru stone, picnic tables with red umbrellas and people sitting beneath them

Toro mai ki te taonga tuku iho

Visit heritage

Nau mai, haere mai | Welcome

E whakamātakitakitia ana ngā taonga tuku iho
Nō te whenua takapou whāriki
Nō te moana karohirohi
Nō ngā whakatipuranga o nanahi nei
Kua tārehua ki te pō

Whakatau mai ki tēnei whārangi ipurangi
O te Pouhere Taonga
E kitea ai ngā taonga o Aotearoa
Me he puna kahurangi tōna rite
E kore e mimiti noa

Displayed here are the heritage treasures
From the land spread below
And the shining ocean
From the generations of the past
Who have since passed on into night

Welcome to this website
Of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
In your search for the treasures of New Zealand
For it is like a precious spring
That shall never run dry

Te Kōrero o Te Wā | Feature Story

Historic black and white photo of the National Council of Women including Kate Sheppard, Christchurch, 1896.

Suffrage Stories | Kate Sheppard

Kate Sheppard, the woman on New Zealand’s 10 dollar note, spearheaded the campaign to achieve women’s suffrage. She was an intelligent, educated woman who believed in helping others. After emigrating to Christchurch in 1869, Kate married, taught Sunday School and helped with church fundraising.

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He Aha Kei te Haere | What's On