Permanent Home for Birdcage Tavern Confirmed

Posted Tuesday, April 06 2010.

The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed plans to return the historic Birdcage Tavern to near its original site when the Victoria Park Tunnel project is completed in 2012. The Birdcage is probably the most historically significant masonry building to be moved in the Southern Hemisphere. Salmond Reed Architects will be responsible for ensuring the heritage values of the hotel are protected.

The future home of the Birdcage has been the subject of robust discussion and consultation with the community and key stakeholders, including the Auckland City Council. The NZTA had considered leaving the tavern in the temporary site or shifting it elsewhere in Victoria Park.

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