Glossary for the current state story

Historic cultural and historic heritage landscape: A landscape that has: 1.) significant historic cultural value arising from a relationship or association between people and the environment, or beliefs about them; and/or 2.) significant historic heritage value that forms a cohesive and collective record of the history of an area. Such a landscape may include linkages, networks and nodes that are integral to its values. Such values may be tangible or intangible.

Historic heritage: The natural and physical resources that contribute to an understanding and appreciation of New Zealand’s history and cultures, deriving from any of the following qualities: archaeological, architectural, cultural, historic, scientific and technological. These qualities may include: historic sites, structures, places, and areas, archaeological sites,sites of significance to Māori, including wāhi tapua and surroundings associated with the natural and physical resources.