may 30, 1996 - Akaroa National Treasure Network formed

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In May 1996 a ‘Save our Town’ meeting was organised as a response to the concerns raised by unsympathetic development proposals for Akaroa. This meeting, attended by sixty people,
resulted in the formation of a new organisation known the Akaroa National Treasure Network
(ANTN). The ‘Treasure Network’, as it was widely known, pledged to use a two pronged attack
to achieve their goals of preserving the built appearance of Akaroa. In light of trends both
overseas and nationally towards the preservation of historic towns, the ANTN decided to work towards obtaining a protection order for Akaroa that would see the town recognised as a National Treasure, similar to ones which existed for other historic towns in New Zealand such as Arrowtown and Napier.At the same time, the organisation agreed to mobilise the local community to take advantage of the submission process to oppose specific development proposals and make suggestions regarding alterations to the District Scheme, which was under review at the time

Source: http://dspace.lincoln.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10182/5791/Fountain_chapter_charm_sells_final.pdf?sequence=1

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