7,361 places · New Zealand

Heritage listed buildings

Every place on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, kept by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga: historic buildings, historic areas, wāhi tapu and national landmarks. Pick a council to see its listed places, with the properties they stand on.

1,079 Category 1 historic places4,420 Category 2 historic places132 historic areas1,517 places in historic areas211 wāhi tapu, wāhi tapu areas and wāhi tūpuna2 national historic landmarks

Heritage listed buildings for sale

On the market now, newest listing first.

Category 2 historic place

Pleasant Villa

177 Grey Street, Onehunga, Auckland

Built 1904–1991 · Listed 2008

Auction · 177 Grey Street

Photo: Martin Jones, 2008, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Category 2 historic place

Pā

Listed 1985

Auction · 47 Kirkbride Road

Photo: © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Category 2 historic place

Pā

Listed 1985

Auction · 47 Kirkbride Road

Photo: © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Category 2 historic place

Terraces

Listed 1985

Auction · 47 Kirkbride Road

Photo: © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Category 1 historic place

Market Reserve Building

28-34 Tennyson Street and Market Street, Napier

Built 1932–1980 · Listed 1989

Negotiation · 6 Market Street

Photo: Shellie Evans – flyingkiwigirl, 2025, © Shellie Evans

Category 1 historic place

Criterion Hotel

48 Emerson Street, Market Street, Tennyson Street and Hastings Street, Napier

Built 1932 · Listed 1989

Negotiation · 6 Market Street

Photo: Shellie Evans – flyingkiwigirl, 2025, © Shellie Evans

Category 1 historic place

St John's Home

80 Wyllie Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland

Built 1907–1969 · Listed 1994

Negotiation · 80 Wyllie Road

Photo: 2005, © Auckland Libraries

Category 2 historic place

Lister House

9-17 Victoria Street East, Auckland

Listed 1981

Negotiation · 8C/9 Victoria Street East

Photo: 2009, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Category 2 historic place

Pā

84, 86, 118 Koutunui Road, Athenree

Listed 1981

Asking Price $1,100,000 · 116 Koutunui Road

Photo: © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Category 2 historic place

Shortland Flats

93 Shortland Street and Bankside Street, Auckland

Built 1923 · Listed 1987

Deadline Sale · 93 Shortland Street

Photo: Chris, 2022, © Chris Beaton

In a historic area

Cottage

18 Hanmer Street, Linwood, Christchurch

Deadline Sale · 18 Hanmer Street

Photo: 2001, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

In a historic area

Building

29 St Benedicts Street, Auckland

Negotiation · 7/70 Randolph Street

Photo: Itineris55, 2022, © Itineris55 - Wikimedia Commons

Category 1 historic place

Buller County Chambers (Former)

161 Palmerston Street, Westport

Built 1940 · Listed 1990

POA · 161 Palmerston Street

Photo: Shellie Evans - flyingkiwigirl, 2015, © Shellie Evans - flyingkiwigirl

Category 1 historic place

Acton House and Garden

577 Back Ormond Road, Hexton, Gisborne

Built 1908 · Listed 1995

Auction · 577 Back Ormond Road

Photo: Martin Jones, 2003, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Category 2 historic place

Andrewes’ Store (Former)

1 Parnell Street and Russell Esplanade, Rawene

Built 1894–1910 · Listed 1984

Negotiation · 1 Parnell Street

Photo: Bill Edwards, © Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Heritage buildings by council

Otago 1,160

Canterbury 1,021

Wellington 846

Auckland 763

Northland 603

Waikato 565

Manawatū-Whanganui 446

Hawke's Bay 351

Bay of Plenty 318

Gisborne 267

Taranaki 200

Nelson 186

Southland 185

West Coast 154

Tasman 137

Marlborough 105

Chatham Islands 10

Questions

Is my house heritage listed?

Search for your address and open its page: a property on the New Zealand Heritage List shows the entry, its category and when it was listed, under the address. You can also browse every listed place in your council's district below. Councils keep their own heritage schedules in their district plans too, which can include places that are not on the national list; check the district plan for those.

What is the difference between Category 1 and Category 2?

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga enters historic places on the list in two categories. Category 1 places are of special or outstanding historical or cultural significance; Category 2 places are of historical or cultural significance. Historic areas group places that together have significance, and wāhi tapu, wāhi tapu areas and wāhi tūpuna are places sacred or important to Māori.

What does being on the Heritage List mean for an owner?

The list itself does not stop an owner altering or demolishing a building. It informs councils, which usually protect listed places through heritage rules in their district plans, so changes to a listed building often need resource consent. Separately, any site of human activity before 1900 is an archaeological site under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, and modifying one needs an authority from Heritage New Zealand, whether or not it is listed.

Source: the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Photos are Heritage New Zealand's, shown with their credits. Each place's own page links to its entry on the list, with the full registration report.