Auckland Town Hall was opened in 1911 and, after a $33 million restoration in 1997, it has been maintained in its original Italian Renaissance design and Edwardian elegance.
The original organ was built for the (then) brand-new Town Hall in England in 1910. It was shipped out and installed in the specially-prepared chamber the following year. It was gifted by Sir Henry Brett, a prominent councillor, to the city. The specification was:
Pedal: Dbles 32 (wood), 32 (metal), Open Dps 16(wood), 16(metal), Violone 16, Bdn 16, Echo Bass 16, Oct Dp 8, Prin 8, Bass Flt 8, Contra Pos 32, Tromb 16, Trpt 8Great: Dps 16, 8(large), 8(medium), 8(small), Claribel Flt 8, Corno Flt 8, Prin 4, Harm Flt 4, 12th, 15th, Mix (IV), Tromb 16, Tromba 8, Harm Clarion 4Swell: Bdn 16, Diaphonic Dp 8, Geigen Dp 8, Lieb Ged 8, Sal 8, Vox Ang 8, Prin 4, Lieb Flt 4, 15th, Mix (III), Contra Pos 16, Horn 8, Oboe 8, Vox Hum 8, Harm Pos 4, TremChoir: Lieb Ged 8, Echo Dul 8, Dolce 8, Viol d'orch 8, Voix Cel (II), Unda Maris 8, Flauto trav 4, Harm Picc 2, Schalmei 16, Orch Clt 8, Orch Oboe 8, TremSolo: Harm Claribel 8, Concert Flt 4, Orch Trpt 8, Bombarde 16, Tuba Mirabilis 8, Tuba Carion 4, Trem
Regular concerts were promoted by the City every year (and during the War years, too), it being a condition of the gift that the instrument be used for the pleasure and recreation of Aucklander a certain number of times each year.
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