And there was a reason for this. The jail was designed in the Colonial Architect's office in New South Wales. As such, it was a direct import from Australia's convict system. Most New Zealanders ...

There was a time in the colonial era when New Zealand was a colony of the present state of New South Wales. Not only that, but the Australian Constitution still includes an offer for New Zealand ...

And there was a reason for this. The jail was designed in the Colonial Architect’s office in New South Wales. As such, it was a direct import from Australia’s convict system. Most New ...

Architectural historian John Stacpoole (1919-2018) described it as one of a series of buildings that were "little more than shacks", and on the surface it doesn't sound terribly special. There was no ...