The New Zealand Historic Places Trust is the country's leading heritage agency whose mission is to keep New Zealand's heritage places alive and useful.The Trust's activities relate to the recognition, protection and promotion of New Zealand's historic and cultural heritage. The Trust manages a wide range of heritage places, from the earliest mission stations in the Far North to the grand old homes, churches and pioneer cottages of Auckland, Taranaki and Wellington, from New Zealand war sites in the Waikato and central North Island, to lighthouses set on dramatic coastlines and early industrial sites in Thames and Wanganui. Description from [fourcorners.co.nz](http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/).