Community Awards

Christchurch Heritage Awards 2010

Christchurch's first citywide heritage awards are exclusively devoted to recognising and celebrating all aspects of the city's heritage. The awards were launched in June this year by the Christchurch Heritage Awards Trust with the aim of promoting and celebrating heritage retention, conservation and education.

The first awards ceremony will take place on 27 October during this year's Beca Heritage Week, in the Great Hall at the Arts Centre. Categories include: built heritage – public sector, built heritage – private, heritage tourism, education and interpretation, advocacy, landscape, and innovation. The awards recognise excellence in these areas and will promote the values of best practice heritage retention and conservation to the wider community.

The judging panel is chaired by Anna Crighton, a heritage advocate and former Christchurch City Councillor of 12 years, and includes international heritage expert Jim Gardner from Heritage Victoria and nationally recognised heritage expert Dame Anne Salmond, with former Prime Minister Helen Clark as Trust patron.

Wednesday 27 October, 5.30pm–7.30pm

Maurice Till Concert Hall, Music Centre of Christchurch, Corner of Barbadoes Street & Ferry Road

Tickets $25 – Cocktails and seated for Awards Ceremony

For more information visit www.heritageawards.co.nz or phone Tenth Dot Management (03) 365 4203

Fendalton Waimairi Community Board Heritage Awards

Designed to recognise the preservation and restoration of heritage in the Fendalton Waimairi ward; these awards are community focused and residents of the ward are invited to submit applications under the following categories:

  1. Heritage Retention – recognising a building, place or object that has been saved from demolition or loss.
  2. Caretaker Award – recognising heritage maintenance and conservation
  3. Heritage Development – recognising significant improvements made to a heritage environment.
  4. Heritage Education and Exploration – recognising initiatives undertaken by individuals and community groups to increase heritage awareness.
  5. Heritage Involvement; Children and Young People – recognising projects conducted by children and young people that revolve around heritage.
  6. Maori Heritage – recognising tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

Applications will be accepted between 4 October – 15 November 2010.

Judging will take place at the end of November and the awards ceremony will be held in early December.

Application forms can be collected from the Fendalton Library and Service Centre, 4 Jeffreys Road (corner Clyde & Jeffreys Roads).