Heritage NZ ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Stripped Protection for Gordon Wilson Flats

‘Should be restored’: Heritage advocates cry foul as Gordon Wilson Flats face demo

Heritage advocates are outraged by the Government’s decision to remove protection of a derelict Wellington housing block, saying the building is “part of our story” and could have been restored for a “reasonable cost”. The move to strip the Gordon Wilson Flats of their heritage status was announced by RMA and Housing Minister Chris Bishop this morning, reigniting the capital’s heritage debate. The flats have sat empty on The Terrace in central W…

Gordon Wilson Flats to Be Demolished as Government Moves to Amend RMA

The Gordon Wilson Flats have been a prominent but problematic feature on Wellington’s skyline since their closure in 2012, when engineers declared them structurally unsafe.

Heritage NZ ‘deeply disappointed’ by stripped protection for Gordon Wilson Flats

Heritage New Zealand has condemned the Government’s decision to remove protection for a derelict housing block, saying the building is “part of Wellington’s...

Chris Bishop plans law change to allow demolition of “ugly” Gordon Wilson Flats

RNZ photo Report from RNZ A derelict block of central Wellington flats will lose its protected heritage status, meaning they can now be demolished, says RMA Reform and Housing Minister Chris Bishop. The Gordon Wilson Flats on The Terrace were social housing but have been empty since 2012 when they were deemed too unsafe to […]

Derelict Gordon Wilson flats in central Wellington to lose protected heritage status

The Gordon Wilson Flats have been sitting empty since 2012 and can now be demolished.

Bish vs the numpties

Chris Bishop announced: The derelict and unsafe Gordon Wilson Flats in Wellington will lose its protected heritage status and become eligible for demolition through an amendment to the Resource Management Act (RMA) in the coming weeks, RMA Reform and Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. “The Gordon Wilson Flats were used as social housing until 2012, when an engineer’s report showed the building was so unsafe that large slabs of the concrete ext…