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List of historic places in the Chatham Islands

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photo of a stone and wood cottage in a rural environment
The German Mission House, a Category 1 Historic Place in Waitangi West, Chatham

The Chatham Islands (/ˈætəm/ CHAT-əm) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand. The first inhabitants, the Moriori, suffered disease outbreaks from European contact beginning around c. 1800, as well as invasion, genocide, and enslavement in 1835 by the Māori of two iwi from Taranaki.[1] Māori steadily returned to Taranaki over the 1860s, leasing land on the islands to Pākehā herders, who settled and constructed sheep stations on the islands.[1] Registered historic buildings in the Chathams primarily comprise houses and cottages constructed in the late 19th century, following the construction of Hough Cottage (the earliest surviving building on the islands) c. 1860.[2][3]

Heritage New Zealand classification of sites on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, in accordance with the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, distinguishes between Category 1 ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural significance") and Category 2 ("places of historic or cultural significance").[4][5] Sites important to Māori or Moriori communities are given special classifications, including Wāhi Tapu for sites of spiritual, traditional, or ritual importance. Ten locations in the Chatham Islands are listed on the New Zealand Heritage List. Nine are located on the main island of Chatham, while one, Whaler's Cottage, is on neighboring Pitt Island.[4] Two additional sites — Hunts Forge on Pitt Island and Zimmerman House at Waitangi West on Chatham — were initially listed as Category 2 sites, but were later destroyed and removed from the list.[6]

Extant sites

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Former sites

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These sites were formerly listed on the New Zealand Heritage List, but are no longer extant.

Former historic places in the Chatham Island
Name Classification Location Constructed Type List

number

Notes Citation
Hunts Forge Category 2 Flower Pot-Glory Rd.,

Pitt Island

1859 Forge 5388 Constructed by Frederick Hunt in 1859 using materials sourced from a shipwreck. Burnt down at some point between 2000 and 2004. [6][17]
Zimmerman House Category 2 Waitangi West, Chatham N/A House N/A Demolished at some point between 1999 and 2010. [6][18]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Richards, Rhys (12 September 2012). "Story: Chatham Islands". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Hough Cottage". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Historic Places". Chatham Islands Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "New Zealand Heritage List – Rārangi Kōrero". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ HNZPTA 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Dangerfield 2010, pp. 15–16.
  7. ^ "German Mission House". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ponga Whare". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Whaler's Cottage". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Meikle House". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Whangamarino Woolshed". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Nairn House". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  13. ^ "St Augustines Church (Anglican)". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Solomon Homestead". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Tommy Solomon Statue". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Tommy Solomon Statue". Tourism Chatham Islands. 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Lost Heritage". Heritage New Zealand. 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  18. ^ Department of Conservation 1999.

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