Heritage Matters

Heritage Matters

The programme takes a look at what makes Dunedin the nation's heritage capital. The wonderful stock of historic buildings will be explored, as well as early European settlement, Maori life in past centuries and tales of gold. Thanks to the Southern Heritage Trust

Episodes

May 6, 2024 27 mins
Mystery Corpse, 1951 Lockout and school of Mines - Gregor investigates a mystery corpse found near the Waikouaiti Railway station in a Ditch, Bill tells us about the 1951 Waterfront Lockout and Alison Breese tells us about a long forgotten department at the University of Otago called the School of Mines.
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Boer War, Dunedin Mystery, Springbank and Stephens Inks
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Owen McShane, The Surat, Anscombe Designed House, Heritage Talk Series
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Best of Series - Rabbits, Spies, John Turnbull Thompson and Speights Beer Barrell (Replay).
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Best of series - Lloyd Geering, Bison in Otago, Dr Emily Siedeberg and Shoot em up Princes street (Replay)
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Thomas Bracken and Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall Part 2
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Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall
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The Devils Half Acre and The Dunedin Heritage Festival
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Medical School Larrikans, Caroline Freeman and Willi Fels
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Conman, Loan and Mercantile Building reuse and McIntyre House - In this programme Gregor Campbell tells us of a notorious conman, Judy Southworth looks at plans for the old Loan and Mercantile building on the waterfront and Alison Breeze backgrounds the history of McIntyre House.
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Rabbits, Spies, John Turnbull Thompson and Speights Beer Barrell
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In this week's programme Gregor Campbell looks at how garbage used to be dumped on the streets and reserves, Bill Southworth interviews Cr David Benson-Pope about "demolition by neglect" and Alison Breeze visits one of our grand homes, St Duthus. Finally, Gregor reports on the peculiar habits of a Port Chalmers Photographer
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In this programme Bill Southworth covers the sensational heresy trial 50 years ago of Dunedin theologian Lloyd Geering. Gregor Campbell tells us of a North American buffalo who roamed Otago, Sarah Gallagher profiles Dr Emily Siedeberg, the first female medical practitioner in NZ and Gregor tells us about a "Shoot em up" in Princes Street.
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New DCC Heritage Officer, First Plane Display and Grand Home in Pitt St - In this programme Bill Southworth talks to Mark Maudsley, the Dunedin City Council's heritage officer, we catch you up with some Southern Heritage News, Gregor Campbell tells us about the first plane built in Otago and Alison Breese profiles a grand Dunedin Home.
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Character Homes, Logan Park, Carisbrooke and An Overly Amorous Train Passenger - In this programme, Bill Southworth interviews Jo Galer about the demolition of character homes in Dunedin,we hear how Logan park was created. Dougal looks into the history of the Carisbrooke rugby ground and we finish with a story from Gregor Campbell about an overly amorous train passenger.
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