Sweet home

A DigitalNZ Story by joanne

Image: Old house, Rangataua, Manawatu - Whanganui, New Zealand

Old house, Rangataua, Manawatu - Whanganui, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Middlemarch, Otago, New Zealand

Old house, Middlemarch, Otago, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Pokeno, Waikato, New Zealand

Old house, Pokeno, Waikato, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Blackball, West Coast, New Zealand

Old house, Blackball, West Coast, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand

Old house, Taupiri, Waikato, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Old house, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, SH60 (Appleby Highway), Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

Old house, SH60 (Appleby Highway), Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

Old house, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Mangaweka, Rangitikei, New Zealand.

Old house, Mangaweka, Rangitikei, New Zealand.

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Abandoned House

Abandoned House

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Abandoned homestead @ Dovedale

Abandoned homestead @ Dovedale

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: abandoned roadmen's hut

abandoned roadmen's hut

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old abandoned flour mill, Winchester, Canterbury, NZ

Old abandoned flour mill, Winchester, Canterbury, NZ

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Abandoned Homestead Lake Ferry NZ front view

Abandoned Homestead Lake Ferry NZ front view

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Abandoned Wool Shed, Argyll East, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Abandoned Wool Shed, Argyll East, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Abandoned Wool Shed, Argyll East, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Abandoned Wool Shed, Argyll East, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hodderville Boys Home, New Zealand

Hodderville Boys Home, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old railway station, Glenhope, Nelson, New Zealand

Old railway station, Glenhope, Nelson, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Waimiha, Manawatu Whanganui, New Zealand

Old house, Waimiha, Manawatu Whanganui, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Waimiha, Manawatu Whanganui, New Zealand

Old house, Waimiha, Manawatu Whanganui, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old school, Manaia, Coromandel, New Zealand

Old school, Manaia, Coromandel, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old school, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Old school, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Piriaka, New Zealand

Old house, Piriaka, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old car, 1946 De Soto, Southland, New Zealand

Old car, 1946 De Soto, Southland, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Te Kuiti, New Zealand

Old house, Te Kuiti, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Porootarao, Waikato, New Zealand

Old house, Porootarao, Waikato, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Gladstone, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Old house, Gladstone, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Bluff, New Zealand

Old house, Bluff, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Mt Bruce, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Old house, Mt Bruce, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Ohingaiti, New Zealand

Old house, Ohingaiti, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Bainesse, New Zealand

Old house, Bainesse, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, East Kihikihi, New Zealand

Old house, East Kihikihi, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Waikuku, Canterbury, New Zealand

Old house, Waikuku, Canterbury, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Milton, Otago, New Zealand.

Old house, Milton, Otago, New Zealand.

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old building, Hunterville, Rangitikei District, New Zealand

Old building, Hunterville, Rangitikei District, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Rangiriri, Waikato, New Zealand

Old house, Rangiriri, Waikato, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Mount Hutt, Canterbury, New Zealand

Old house, Mount Hutt, Canterbury, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Old house, Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house and shop, Glenham, Southland, New Zealand.

Old house and shop, Glenham, Southland, New Zealand.

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand

Old house, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Wainihinihi, West Coast, New Zealand

Old house, Wainihinihi, West Coast, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: "The Gables"(c1865) Brightwater

"The Gables"(c1865) Brightwater

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, Totara Flat, West Coast, New Zealand

Old house, Totara Flat, West Coast, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Old house, with metal chimney, Wainihinihi, West Coast, New Zealand

Old house, with metal chimney, Wainihinihi, West Coast, New Zealand

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage