WINNER:
Johnston & Co. Building, 49 Taupo Quay – Owners Dmytro Dizhur & Marta Giaretton*

About the Winner
Since March 2020, the 106-year-old building has been earthquake strengthened and fully restored including reroofing and interior fitout to a very high standard and retaining original features.

Originally built in 1914 for Messrs. Johnston & Co. shipping, trade and insurance company, this mercantile house was intricately linked with Whanganui’s flourishing economic development during the early 20^th century. The owners created a full-floor retail space on the ground level, now occupied by a boutique store and a wine bar will open shortly on the rear deck looking over the Whanganui River, both run by the owner of The Burrow.

The first floor is an office space, the second floor has two large New York style apartments and the top floor has a spacious penthouse apartment.

First

• Tahawai, Riverbank Road, Sharon & David Warburton

Merit

• Halswell Street, Jude Buller
• Bayly House, Campbell Street, Julie Johnston

First Equal

• Jane Winston Chapel, Jane Winston, Ryman Healthcare
• Johnston & Co. Building, Dmytro Dizhur & Marta Giaretton

Merit

• 38/44 Drews Avenue, Hadleigh Reid
• The Braeburn, Scott Phillips & Trudy Reeves

First

• Whanganui Tours & Mail Run, Tracy Marshall

Second

• Snowy Waters Lodge, Raetihi

Merit

• Durie Hill Elevator
• Whanganui Regional Museum

First

• Whanganui Collegiate School Museum & Archives

Second

• Historic Whanganui Rate (Property) Rolls Database Project

Third

• Author Noel Petherick, Wanganui Club 140 Years

First

• Ucol Whanganui Campus, 16 Rutland Street

First

• Whanganui Collegiate School, Big School Building

Second

• Johnston & Co. Building

Merit

• Jane Winston Chapel

First

• Whanganui Tours & Mail Run

Merit

• Waka Maumahara mo Pura McGregor Sculpture, Virginia Lake Trust Inc