8 Aug 2023

Vandals running amok in historic nurses home

From Morning Report, 8:56 am on 8 August 2023

Heritage enthusiasts and former residents are horrified vandals are running amok in a historic building in New Plymouth while its future is still up in the air.

The Barrett Street Nurses' Home has the highest level of heritage protection possible under the district plan, but people are breaking in, wreaking havoc and setting fires, and posting their antics online.

Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.