New Zealand is destroying its cultural heritage

I am deeply grateful to Ben Vidgen for this research.I have reworked it and added a couple of items.

I knew this was happening in my own backyard but never realised that it was on this scale.

As I was younger libraries were a refuge in a small,insular country at the end of the Earth. Now they are refuges for the homeless.

Information will become for the rich only and folk in poorer areas that even have any leisure will have to forgo libraries, community centres and swimming pools and we will be more isolated than ever.

THE DESTRUCTION OF 

CULTURE IN NEW ZEALAND

“Coincidentally" libraries are being closed over a similar period of time each using different pretexts – from “earthquake risk” in earthquake-proofed buildings to mould

WELLINGTON DISTRICT

A major Wellington landmark, and heritage building, Turnbull House was closed after the Kaikoura earthquake was closed in 2012 and remains closed to this day.

There is hardly ANY media mention of this that I can find

Turnbull House, earthquake prone, to close for strengthening

Wellington Central Library to close indefinitely due to earthquake concerns

This article might be getting close to the essence of the issue.

Developers eyeing up Wellington Library

Developers are closing in on Wellington’s boarded up central library, seeing an opportunity to either list the building, or privatise it.

Central Library closure set to plunge 

Wellington City Council a further 

$10min debt

Upper Hutt library may have to vacate quake-strengthened building again

Toxic mould closes Waikanae Library

AUCKLAND

Opinion: Loss and Libraries

A Library is More Than Books: On the Proposed Closure of the Elam Fine Arts Library

Three specialist libraries to close at University of Auckland, 45 jobs to go

Why is Auckland slowly strangling its art gallery?

The Auckland Art Gallery is under threat – from a council that ought to know better

Why closing the art libraries at Auckland University is a really big deal

OTAGO

Gallery closed for rest of year after mould discovery





SOUTHLAND

Southland Museum remains shuttered despite $40m arts boost

Invercargill's museum will remain closed for years despite a $40 million cash injection for arts and heritage projects in the southern city.

Invercargill mayor surprised by museum closure

 Gore Library Closure and Relocation

Winton Library/Office Closed Due To Contamination

MANAWATU

Shedding some light on the closed doors of Te Manawa's art gallery

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Continuing Black: A Response to Closure of Our Art Gallery

Black is a response to the closure of the public Art Gallery in Palmerston North “for up to 10 months” from 1 July 2018.

CHRISTCHURCH


Christchurch's Bishopdale Library books brief closure

I found even more on DuckDuckGo

 Napier Library temporarily closes its doors

Napier Library is closing this Friday and will re-open at its new temporary location at MTG Hawke's Bay in the first week of February