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photo of a stone and wood cottage in a rural environment
The German Mission House, a Category 1 Historic Place in Waitangi West, Chatham

The Chatham Islands (/ˈtʃætəm/ CHAT-əm) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand. The first inhabitants, the Moriori, suffered disease outbreaks from European contact beginning around c. 1800, as well as invasion, genocide, and enslavement in 1835 by the Māori of two iwi from Taranaki. Māori steadily returned to Taranaki over the 1860s, leasing land on the islands to Pākehā herders, who settled and constructed sheep stations on the islands. Registered historic buildings in the Chathams primarily comprise houses and cottages constructed in the late 19th century, following the construction of Hough Cottage (the earliest surviving building on the islands) c. 1860.

Heritage New Zealand classification of sites on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, in accordance with the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, distinguishes between Category 1 ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural significance") and Category 2 ("places of historic or cultural significance"). Sites important to Māori or Moriori communities are given special classifications, including Wāhi Tapu for sites of spiritual, traditional, or ritual importance. Ten locations in the Chatham Islands are listed on the New Zealand Heritage List. Nine are located on the main island of Chatham, while one, Whaler's Cottage, is on neighboring Pitt Island. Two additional sites — Hunts Forge on Pitt Island and Zimmerman House at Waitangi West on Chatham — were initially listed as Category 2 sites, but were later destroyed and removed from the list.

Extant sites

List of historic places in the Chatham Islands
Name Classification Location Constructed Registered Type List
number
Notes Image Citation
Hough Cottage Category 2 Waitangi, Chatham c. 1860 1991 House 5387 A cottage built around 1860, thought to be oldest surviving building in the Chatham Islands.
German Mission House Category 1 Waitangi West, Chatham 1866–1868 1991 House 5401 A cottage built from 1866 to 1868, constructed from local wood and stone. Constructed by Johannes Engst and Johann Baucke, Moravian missionaries to the Chathams who had first arrived in 1843, as well as Johann's son William Baucke. A photo of the German Mission House and its surrounding garden
Ponga Whare Category 1 Wharekauri Station, Chatham 1867 1992 House 5399 A temporary residence constructed by Hauhau Māori convict laborers for station owner William Chudleigh. Built from timber and ponga logs, originally with a thatched roof, although it is now corrugated iron.
Whaler's Cottage Category 2 Glory Bay, Pitt Island 1869 1991 House 5386 A largely unaltered timber cottage, built in the late 1860s by William Gordon Jacobs at the behest of Frederick Hunt. Briefly served as accommodations for visiting whaler crews on Pitt Island.
Meikle House Category 2 Te One, Chatham c. 1870 1991 House 5397 A house initially owned by D. H. Meikle, an American whaler and smuggler. Various additions have been added since its construction shortly after 1870.
Whangamarino Woolshed Category 2 Waitangi Wharf-Owenga Rd., Chatham 1870 1991 Woolshed 5396 The Whangamarino Woolshed is one of the two oldest woolsheds on Chatham Island still in use. Built in 1870 by F. Cox and Alexander Shand from local timber.
Nairn House Category 1 Waitangi, Chatham 1882–1886 1991 House 5400 A two-storey colonial house built by William Baucke for Walter Hood, a prominent local trader and farmer. Described as the "most notable and historic building" on the Chathams by Heritage New Zealand. Fashioned from kauri wood, with a corrugated iron roof. Served as accommodation for visiting dignitaries.
St Augustine's Church
(Anglican)
Category 2 Te One, Chatham 1885 1991 Church 5389 An Anglican church in Te One. Its construction was sponsored by various locally prominent families, including the station-owners Chadleigh and Raynor. The interior of the church includes kauri paneling and lining. A black and white photo of a small church, surrounded by a hedgerow and picket fence
Solomon Homestead Category 1 Manukau, Chatham 1903–1916 1991 House 5395 A hipped-roof villa built with corrugated iron roofs and walls, as well as internal lining fashioned from kauri, scrim, and paper. Construction initiated by Rangitapua Horomona Pehe in 1903, and finished by Tommy Solomon and his second wife in 1916. Served as Solomon's home until his death. Currently in dilapidated condition.
Tommy Solomon Statue Wāhi Tapu Manukau, Chatham 1986 2009 Monument 9281 A statue of Tommy Solomon, the last full-blooded Moriori. Located at Manukau, a Moriori reserve and Solomon's resting place. It was commissioned in 1984 by the Solomon families, and dedicated in December 1986 by Prime Minister David Lange.

Former sites

These sites were formerly listed on the New Zealand Heritage List, but are no longer extant.

Former historic places in the Chatham Island
Name Classification Location Constructed Type List

number

Notes Citation
Hunts Forge Category 2 Flower Pot-Glory Rd.,

Pitt Island

1859 Forge 5388 Constructed by Frederick Hunt in 1859 using materials sourced from a shipwreck. Burnt down at some point between 2000 and 2004.
Zimmerman House Category 2 Waitangi West, Chatham N/A House N/A Demolished at some point between 1999 and 2010.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Richards, Rhys (12 September 2012). "Story: Chatham Islands". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Hough Cottage". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. "Historic Places". Chatham Islands Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ "New Zealand Heritage List – Rārangi Kōrero". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. HNZPTA 2014.
  6. ^ Dangerfield 2010, pp. 15–16.
  7. "German Mission House". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. "Ponga Whare". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. "Whaler's Cottage". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  10. "Meikle House". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  11. "Whangamarino Woolshed". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  12. "Nairn House". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  13. "St Augustines Church (Anglican)". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  14. "Solomon Homestead". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  15. "Tommy Solomon Statue". Heritage New Zealand. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  16. "Tommy Solomon Statue". Tourism Chatham Islands. 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  17. "Lost Heritage". Heritage New Zealand. 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  18. Department of Conservation 1999.

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