Built Heritage Inventory - Western Bay of Plenty District Council

WBOP Built Heritage Study1 IntroductionThe following inventory provides a preliminary list of built heritage within the Western Bayof Plenty district. It identifies places currently scheduled in the District Plan and placeswhich have been registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. It also identifiesplaces of built heritage value which have not yet been recognised in either schedule.The study area identified for this inventory is limited to the current commercial areas of TePuke and Katikati and the townships of Waihi Beach and Maketu. A number of otherimportant places within the urban environs of Te Puke and Katikati have been included. Inaddition to these, significant places in other areas directly associated with the study areashave been included. A basic record form has been prepared for each item listed in theinventory, providing preliminary physical and historic data and a brief assessment ofheritage significance using the criteria specified in the Resource Management Act 1991and Environment Bay of Plenty Regional Policy Statement 2005.This inventory has been developed using a thematic survey approach. The main advantageof a theme-based methodology is that it focuses on relationships between buildings, eventsand people over a larger area than might be covered in an area based survey. This helpsprevent excessive focus on a particular building type, period or event and also providesuseful contextual information for defining the heritage significance of a place.The thematic contexts identified for the study were:Early Settlement: Sites associated with early settlement of the district.Residence: Residences associated with notable people, events or architectural styles.Industrial: General industrial sites, including mining, forestry and manufacturing.Agricultural: Sites associated with agricultural and horticultural developments in the districtCommercial: Sites associated the development of commerce in the district.Transport: Sites associated with the development of transportation in the districtCivic/Admin: Sites associated with local government or public amenitiesHealth: Sites associated with the development of health care in the district.Education: Sites associated with the development of education in the district.Religion: Sites with religious associations (e.g. churches, church halls, vicarages).Recreation: Sites associated with recreation activities or sports.Community: Sites associated with community groups, clubs and societiesMemorials: Memorial sites, commemorating people, events or places.In evaluating the information provided through community consultation and the research,care was taken to ensure that a representative selection of all the identified themes wasincluded. The spread of items within each theme was then reviewed to determine therepresentativeness and significance weighting of individual items.3-37829.0017 March 2008 1