Preservation and protection

We have two types of heritage that we accept nominations for

- historic heritage, which is sites and building, and trees. Below are the

criteria we use to assess nominations.

Go to the Heritage Nomination Form page

Historic heritage

When identifying heritage resources for scheduling in the registers, Council uses the following historic heritage criteria, including whether the feature:

has a value as a local landmark, over a length of time
has historic association with a person or event of note, or has strong public association for any reason
reflects past skills, style or workmanship which would make it of educational or architectural value
is unique or rare, or a work of art
is important to Tangata Whenua
is physically prominent or well sited
reflects (as a whole) a townscape which has developed in earlier years and has value for the District, both now and in the future
forms part of a precinct or area of heritage value

Wellingtonia heritage tree. — *Wellingtonia heritage tree*

Trees

When identifying heritage resources for scheduling in the register, Council uses the following heritage tree criteria, including whether the tree:

commemorates an important local event either in Māori or European history, settlement and development
is regarded as an important landmark and has been acknowledged as such for a significant period of time
has historic association with a well-known public figure or has had strong public association for some reason
has distinctive botanical value
a stand of trees conforming to the above