Demolition work has been taking place at the former McGill's Flour Mill off the southern end of Milton's main street. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY/RICHARD DAVISONAn owner of a 19th-century former flour mill in Milton has fallen foul of heritage building rules. Unfortunately, Heritage NZ have put a stop to that development.’’Mr Eini said he was reviewing the necessary applications to continue, as advised by Heritage NZ. ‘‘Under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 it is an offence to damage an archaeological site without an authority from Heritage New Zealand. ‘‘The first step in obtaining an archaeological authority is to have the site and works assessed by a consultant archaeologist.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 08, 2022 06:29 UTC