Heritage Item Assistance Fund
The Heritage Item Assistance Fund is a contestable fund of $50,000 per year that is available to the public for the purpose of conserving, restoring, and protecting valued heritage items within the Rodney District for the enjoyment and benefit of current and future generations.
St Martins church, Waimauku
The fund is primarily available for heritage items within the Rodney District that are included in Chapter 17 - Cultural Heritage of the Proposed District Plan 2000.
It is envisaged that the following types of projects would be applied for:
• Restoration or repair of original heritage fabric relating to historic buildings or structures (e.g. repairs to masonry, joinery, plaster or glazing, earthquake strengthening or fire protection).
• Professional services (e.g. research, condition reports, conservation plans, heritage plans, conservation work specifications, management plans or supervision of work).
Applications for the fund open on September 10 2009 and close on 30 October 2009. For an application form please click here.
No resource consent processing fees
Where a resource consent is needed only because of the heritage rules the Council does not charge resource consent processing fees.
Heritage advice
The Council has produced a series of guidelines for altering and restoring the different types of historic houses commonly found in the District. Copies of these brochures are available at all Council Customer Centres.
• General Guidelines Rodney District
• General Guidelines Helensville
• Cottages 1860 – 1880
• Small Villas 1870 – 1900
• Larger Villas 1880 – 1905
• Edwardian Villas 1905 – 1915
• Transitional Villas 1912 – 1920
Council officers can also review a proposal you have for a heritage item and provide feedback before you carry out detailed design and apply for any consents. Please contact the heritage planner in Strategy and Policy Directorate of Council to inquire of this service.