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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. A new episode airs every second Monday at mid-day, with replays on Sundays…

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    • Jun 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Heritage Matters - 01-07-2024 - Demolition of Historic House, Council Reaction and Dirty Old Dunedin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 25:24


    Demolition of Historic House, Council Reaction and Dirty Old Dunedin - This week Bill Southworth talks to Jo Galer concerning the demolition of an historic Stuart Street building and then he interviews Councillor Sophie Barker on how things could be stopped in the future. Finally, Gregor Campbell tells us about how dirty and unhygienic early Dunedin streets used to be.

    Heritage Matters - 03-06-2024 - Chinese Coffins, 10 Pound Poms Cricket Vengeance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 29:15


    Chinese Coffins, 10 Pound Poms Cricket Vengeance

    Heritage Matters - 06-05-2024 - Mystery Corpse, 1951 Lockout and school of Mines

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 27:44


    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.

    Heritage Matters - 01-04-2024 - Boer War, Dunedin Mystery, Springbank and Stephens Inks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 24:51


    Boer War, Dunedin Mystery, Springbank and Stephens Inks

    Heritage Matters - 01-03-2024 - Owen McShane, The Surat, Anscombe Designed House, Heritage Talk Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 29:17


    Owen McShane, The Surat, Anscombe Designed House, Heritage Talk Series

    Heritage Matters - 05-02-2023 - Best of Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 28:09


    Best of Series - Rabbits, Spies, John Turnbull Thompson and Speights Beer Barrell (Replay).

    Heritage Matters - 01-01-2024 - Best of Series 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 27:51


    Best of series - Lloyd Geering, Bison in Otago, Dr Emily Siedeberg and Shoot em up Princes street (Replay)

    Heritage Matters - 04-12-2023 - Thomas Bracken and Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 27:18


    Thomas Bracken and Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall Part 2

    Heritage Matters - 06-11-2023 - Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 26:46


    Otago Pioneer Womens Memorial Hall

    Heritage Matters - 02-10-2023 - The Devils Half Acre and The Dunedin Heritage Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 28:23


    The Devils Half Acre and The Dunedin Heritage Festival

    Heritage Matters - 04-09-2023 - Medical School Larrikans, Caroline Freeman and Willi Fels

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 27:57


    Medical School Larrikans, Caroline Freeman and Willi Fels

    Heritage Matters - 07-08-2023 - Conman, Loan and Mercantile Building reuse and McIntyre House

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 27:40


    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.

    Heritage Matters - 03-07-2023 - Rabbits, Spies, John Turnbull Thompson and Speights Beer Barrell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 27:57


    Heritage Matters - 05-06-2023 - Dirty Dunedin, Cr David Benson-Pope Interview, St Duthus, Port Chalmers Photographer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 28:25


    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

    Heritage Matters - 01-05-2023 - Lloyd Geering, Bison in Otago, Dr Emily Siedeberg and Shoot em up Princes street

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 27:38


    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.

    Heritage Matters - 03-04-2023 - New DCC Heritage Officer, First Plane Display and Grand Home in Pitt St

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 26:12


    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.

    Heritage Matters - 06-03-2023 - Character Homes, Logan Park, Carisbrooke and An Overly Amorous Train Passenger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 28:02


    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.

    Heritage Matters - 05-12-2022 - Polish Settlers, Mornington Water Problems and The Leviathan Hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 25:59


    Heritage Matters - 07-11-2022 - Otago Maori, Gardens Bandstand, Heritage Festival and Radio Mast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 29:10


    Heritage Matters - 03-10-2022 - Otago Radio Association, Taieri Plains Maori and Goldfields Graveyard Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 27:29


    Otago Radio Association, Taieri Plains Maori and Goldfields Graveyard Research - In this programme Gregor looks at the first radio Pioneer in Dunedin, Judy takes us out to the Taieri Plains and reports on pre-european Maori there, and finally Bill interviews two reseachers from the Medical school about the lives of women on the Central Otago Goldfields.

    Heritage Matters - 05-09-2022 - Early Labour Movement, Early Political Cartoonist and Philanthropist Wolf Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 27:36


    Heritage Matters - 01-08-2022 - North East Valley Baby Farmer, The Long Hard Voyage Out and a Cleryman with Another's Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 25:19


    North East Valley Baby Farmer, The Long Hard Voyage Out and a Cleryman with Another's Lady

    Heritage Matters - 04-07-2022 - Anthony Trollope, Dr Stuart and Medical School PMs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 27:27


    Heritage Matters - 06-06-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 29:11


    10 Pound Poms, Vincent Pike, 19th Century Otago Peninsular and a Soldier at Passchendaele

    Heritage Matters - 02-05-2022 - World War 1, JB Priestley and Paradise Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 28:42


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    Heritage Matters - 04-04-2022 - World War 2, Aurora and Hydro Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 25:40


    Heritage Matters - 28-02-2022 - Best of Show 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 28:07


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    Heritage Matters - 14-02-2022 - Best of Show 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 27:30


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    Heritage Matters - 31-01-2022 - Best of Show 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 27:59


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    Heritage Matters - 17-01-2022 - Best of Show 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 26:16


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    Heritage Matters - 03-01-2022 - Best of Show 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 25:36


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    Heritage Matters - 20-12-2021 - Best of Show 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 25:34


    Heritage Matters - 06-12-2021 - SS Victory, Old Medical Compedium, Lawrence Poet and Dudley Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 28:19


    Heritage Matters - 22-11-2021 - Tribute to Anne Barrowclough, World War II Coast Watchers, Amy Bock, Japanese River Captain and Bert Sutcliffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 27:09


    Tribute to Anne Barrowclough, World War II Coast Watchers, Amy Bock, Japanese River Captain and Bert Sutcliffe

    Heritage Matters - 08-11-2021 - Archibald Baxter Conscientious Objector Memorial and Navigating the Clutha River

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 27:59


    Heritage Matters - 25-10-2021 - Arthur Street School, Gold Robbery, Policeman's Lot, Sims Building and Brunswick Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 29:14


    Arthur Street School, Gold Robbery, Policeman's Lot, Sims Building and Brunswick Street

    Heritage Matters - 11-10-2021 - Medical School Pms, Money Talks and Dn Orphanages

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 27:34


    Heritage Matters - 27-09-2021 - Early Legal Profession, Film Pioneer Henry Gore and Early Doctors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 26:51


    Heritage Matters - 20-09-2021 - Replay 04 - Millicent Baxter, Port Chalmers goes Dry, Archie Dunningham Part 2 and Benefits of Purity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 29:46


    Replay 04 - Millicent Baxter, Port Chalmers goes Dry, Archie Dunningham Part 2 and Benefits of Purity

    Heritage Matters - 13-09-2021 - Replay 03 - Kiwifruit Industry, Charles Brash, Burkes Bus Crash and Dunningham Room Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 27:12


    Replay 03 - Kiwifruit Industry, Charles Brash, Burkes Bus Crash and Dunningham Room Part 1

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