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The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero (the List) is Aotearoa New Zealand’s national record of our rich and diverse place-based heritage.

About the List

The List is a professionally researched and documented record of Aotearoa New Zealand’s historical and cultural place-based heritage. It is a diverse and evolving resource available to all New Zealanders.

Please understand that most places on the List are private property and not accessible to the public.

The List does not include all recorded archaeological sites. For further information, search ArchSite.

Māori heritage on the List

Recognition on the Rārangi Kōrero is a way to actively care for Māori heritage by promoting the associated stories and tribal connections of those places.

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Recent listings and reviews

October 2023 | Wāhi Tīpuna

Mataatua Wharenui

Built at a time when Ngāti Awa were reeling from raupatu (confiscations), dispossession and displacement in 1866. The carved wharenui was an attempt by some of the iwi leaders of the time to help restore a ravaged tribal dignity, unity, and identity.

Mataatua Wharenui

September 2023 | Category 1 Historic Place

Hannah Playhouse

A landmark brutalist building designed by significant New Zealand architect James Beard. It is historically significant for its long association with Wellington’s Downstage Theatre company and as an enduring venue for the arts in Aotearoa.

Hannah Playhouse

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September 2023 | Category 1 Historic Place

First World War Memorial Beacon

New Zealand’s first built monument to the First World War. Demonstrated by its refurbishment and relocation to a more prominent site, this monument retains special commemorative value as a 'living memorial'.

First World War Memorial Beacon

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June 2023 | Historic Area

Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui

As the resting place of Pouanui, and as the site of the first fully automated lighthouse in Aotearoa - Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui is a place with many strands of significance that reflect its layered histories and stories.

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June 2023 | Category 1 Historic Place

World War Two Fuel Tank Blast Wall

Built in 1942-43 for the associated US Marines camps at Paekākāriki, this place has outstanding historical significance as a demonstration of New Zealand’s role in the allied response to the Pacific War against Japan.

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June 2023 | Category 1 Historic Place

Hundertwasser Public Toilets

The only public building that Austrian artist and visionary Friedrich Hundertwasser designed and built in Aotearoa, these public toilets in Kawakawa epitomise his philosophy of living in harmony with nature.

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June 2023 | Category 2 Historic Place

Mirek Smíšek Beehive Kilns

The kilns constructed by the celebrated potter Mirek Smíšek represent the centrality of studio pottery to New Zealand’s craft scene in the 1970s.

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June 2023 | Category 1 Historic Place

Seddon House Site

Marking where Richard John Seddon lived with his family in Kumara, this place is significant for its close connection with a leader remembered for his populist style at a time of major reforms.

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June 2023 | Category 1 Historic Place

Siedeberg McKinnon House

The home and consultancy rooms of New Zealand first female medical graduate, Dr Emily Siedeberg McKinnon.

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June 2023 | Category 2 Historic Place

Manor Place Conveniences

A rare structure of architectural and historical significance which has public education and archaeological value around early sanitation in New Zealand.

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June 2023 | Category 2 Historic Place

Sawmill Cottage

The cottage survives from an early period when the valley in Banks Peninsula was used for sawmilling.

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Anyone can nominate a place for the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Find out more via the link below.

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Public feedback

We often request public submissions on places proposed for inclusion on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Find out more via the link below.

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