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Crown Acquisition of Kate Sheppard's Former Residence (PDF 1 MB Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Crown Acquisition of Kate Sheppard’s Former Residence, 83 Clyde Road, Christchurch January 2020 Date: 17 December 2018 Title: Crown Acquisition of Kate Sheppard’s Former Residence, 83 Clyde Road, Christchurch Author: Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage These documents have been proactively released by the Minister. This package includes the Cabinet paper and other key decision papers, as listed below. Title: CAB-18-MIN-0445 Proposal to Purchase Former Residence of Kate Sheppard in Christchurch Crown Acquisition of Kate Sheppard’s Former Residence, 83 Clyde Road, Christchurch CAB-18-MIN-0641.01 Crown Acquisition of Kate Sheppard’s Former Residence in Christchurch Some parts of this information release would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case the relevant section of the Act that would apply has been identified. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. Key to redaction code: • S9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of natural persons • S9(2)(f)(iv)PROACTIVE – to maintain the current constitutional RELEASE conventions protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials • S9(2)(h) - maintain legal professional privilege • S9(2)(i) – to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE Office of the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee CROWN ACQUISITION OF KATE SHEPPARD’S FORMER RESIDENCE, 83 CLYDE ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH Proposal 1. This paper seeks Cabinet’s agreement to the negotiating parameters, funding and timeframes for Crown acquisition of Kate Sheppard’s former residence at 83 Clyde Road, Christchurch (‘the Property’) to better protect its heritage values and ensure it is accessible to the public. Executive Summary 2. The Property is significant as the centre of Kate Sheppard’s activities that led in 1893 to New Zealand becoming the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the vote. Heritage New Zealand has listed the Property as a Category 1 historic place: of special or outstanding heritage significance or value. 3. S9(2)(f)(iv) and S9(2)(a) 4. The Property’s sale presents an opportunity to create an enduring legacy of the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage, and to ensure the Property can be accessed and valued by current and future generations of New Zealanders. 5. With support from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), the Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) and Heritage New Zealand have commenced the investigations required to support a Crown offer to purchase (the ‘Property assessment work’), involving: 5.1. a legal review of heritage and other Christchurch District Plan constraints, an engineering/building review, an asbestos survey, an accessibility report, a fire report, and a heritage assessment; and 5.2. extensive engagement with stakeholders, including the University of Canterbury and Christchurch City Council, to establish a new use for the Property and management arrangements (possibly as a national or international centre promotingPROACTIVE women’s history and rights) .RELEASE 6. The Property assessment work could take eight-to-ten months, and there is a risk the owner will sell the Property to a third party in the meantime. To manage this risk, I recommend the following approach: 6.1. Heritage New Zealand will seek to acquire the Property, on behalf of the Crown, ideally once the Property assessment work is completed but at any time necessary if the owner receives an offer from a third party; 6.2. If the Property assessment work is not completed when a third party offer is made, the Crown’s offer will be subject to such conditions as are necessary to protect the Crown’s interests; 1 COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE 6.3. S9(2)(f)(iv) 6.4. If the owner rejects the maximum offer, the Crown will not purchase the Property. 7. S9(2)(f)(iv) 8. I consider this approach offers the best balance of benefits and risks (including timing, fiscal and reputational), ensuring the Crown can make informed decisions and intervene when there is an opportunity to purchase the Property. Background 9. In September 2018, Cabinet considered an oral item on a proposal to purchase the Property, and authorised a group of Ministers to take decisions on its purchase. S9(2)f)(iv) 10. S9(2)(f)(iv) 11. The owner has since been in contact with LINZ, indicating a preference for the Crown to acquire the Property, but that other parties are also interested. There is now some urgency for the Crown to decide what, if anything, it wishes to do. Why is the Property important? 12. The Property is significant for New Zealanders and internationally as the centre of activities that ultimately led to New Zealand becoming the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the vote, and the residence of one of New Zealand’s most prominentPROACTIVE historical figures. RELEASE 13. Kate Sheppard lived in the Property from 1888-1902. During this time she worked on articles, pamphlets and speeches, while coordinating the actions of women around the country campaigning for equal rights. The suffrage petition of 32,000 signatures, one of this nation’s most important historical documents, was largely pasted together in the Property. It was also the place where Kate Sheppard celebrated victory when women were granted the right to vote on 19 September 1893. 14. The Property is a Category 1 historic place on the New Zealand Heritage List Rārangi Kōrero, which means it has statutory recognition as a place of special or outstanding heritage significance or value. 2 COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE Why should the Crown intervene? 15. The Crown could decide not to take any further action. The Property is not under any immediate threat, and is subject to legal protection; demolition is a non-complying activity under the Christchurch District Plan and would require a publicly notified resource consent. 16. However, if the Property remains in private ownership, there are risks that alterations will be made over time that reduce its heritage value, and opportunities to increase public access will not be realised (currently, there is only very limited access). 17. In summary, there is a good case for Crown intervention, given: (1) the Property’s outstanding heritage values; (2) the uncertainty these values will be retained while in private ownership; (3) the limited opportunity for the public to experience and benefit from these values; and (4) the fact the house is on the market. Objectives for Crown intervention 18. I propose the objectives of Crown intervention are to: 18.1. better protect the Property’s heritage values and ensure those values are accessible for all New Zealanders now and for future generations; 18.2. celebrate Kate Sheppard’s life and achievements and the importance of the suffrage movement and the suffrage petition, and promote the ongoing importance of women’s history in New Zealand; 18.3. provide, subject to feasibility studies, a venue for future events and activities that promote equality and the protection of women’s rights; 18.4. serve as a legacy project for the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand; and 18.5. ensure the Property is acquired and managed in a fiscally responsible and sustainable way that best balances the preceding objectives. What are the timing and due diligence considerations? 19. The decision to intervene, and when to do so, is not straightforward. There are in theory multiple ways the Property could be acquired, operated and used – including setting up a private trust, vesting to a local authority, partnership with the University of Canterbury (which borders the Property) and potential philanthropic partners. 20. Given the Property is currently in the residential suburban zone, I am aware there may be significantPROACTIVE constraints on its use. However, RELEASE without completing due diligence and a comprehensive assessment of the use and management options, the Crown cannot be certain of how the Property could be used and the upfront and whole-of-life costs. 21. MCH has commissioned LINZ to undertake due diligence work, including: an investigation, by a professional Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) planner, of the District Plan and other RMA requirements; a full investigation of the need for consents from the Christchurch City Council; a legal review of issues such as any unresolved insurance issues; an engineering/building review; an asbestos survey; a review of accessibility and fire safety issues; and a heritage conservation assessment. 3 COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE Options for purchase 22. The main options to achieve the Crown’s objectives (paragraph 18) are as follows. Option 1: Crown contribution to a private trust 23. Under this option, the Crown makes a contribution to a private trust to assist acquisition, either through underwriting a loan or partial loan, or providing a grant (the latter could be either matching donations or up to a certain specified amount). 24. Although potentially the lowest cost to the Crown, Option 1 is unlikely to meet the Crown’s objectives, or at least not in a timely way. Pursuing this option – including setting up a trust and fundraising – would delay purchase by many months. In the interim, there is a risk the Property is sold to a third party. While the University of Canterbury and private individuals have expressed interest in partnering with the Crown or helping with fundraising for operating costs, I am not aware of any funding for the upfront acquisition costs. Option 2: Minister of Conservation acquires the Property as a reserve and vests management 25.
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