PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSONTwo more of Dunedin's heritage collections have gained Unesco recognition. Unesco recognition draws attention to the significance of documentary heritage and the importance of ensuring it is preserved and made accessible. The two Dunedin collections were among seven collections throughout the country that have just been added to the New Zealand register, bringing the overall total recorded there to 27. The latest addition also brought to five the total number of collections from the Hocken Collections on the register. Hocken chief archives curator Anna Blackman said the Salmond records documented nearly 150 years (1862-2008) of architectural development in southern New Zealand.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 04, 2017 15:56 UTC