An unseemly hatred for one building

An unseemly hatred for one building

Comment: Heritage buildings can be controversial. The targeting of New Zealand’s heritage-listed Gordon Wilson Flats with special government legislation clearly demonstrates this. In what must be a first for New Zealand, the Government will pass this Act to overrule the agreed definition of heritage and its associated decision-making processes – just for one building. Such decisions are normally made by local councils. Heritage listing (or de-li…