Invercargill's oldest carved meeting house is being returned to its former glory.

Invercargill City Council said the decorative wooden carvings at the 100-year-old Te Wharepuni o Anehana in Anderson Park would be removed and restored.

Council parks and recreation manager Caroline Rain said the project would also repair structural damage to the building.

"With the carvings safely removed, we can get stuck into re-piling the building and repairing the damage caused to the structure by borer and moisture over many decades," she said.

Celebrated Rotorua carver and marae conservation expert Jim Schuster was leading the work to restore the carvings, which were created by his great-great-grandfather Tene Waitere.

Schuster said his nephew and grand-nephew were planning to work alongside him, bringing together three generations of the Waitere line.

"I'm really happy to see this historic building get some well-deserved attention so it can stand proud for another 100 years," he said.

The 100-year-old carvings are removed from Te Wharepuni o Anehana at Anderson Park in Invercargill for restoration. Photo: Supplied / Invercargill City Council

Invercargill's oldest carved meeting house is being returned to its former glory.

Invercargill City Council said the decorative wooden carvings at the 100-year-old Te Wharepuni o Anehana in Anderson Park would be removed and restored.

Council parks and recreation manager Caroline Rain said the project would also repair structural damage to the building.

"With the carvings safely removed, we can get stuck into re-piling the building and repairing the damage caused to the structure by borer and moisture over many decades," she said.

Celebrated Rotorua carver and marae conservation expert Jim Schuster was leading the work to restore the carvings, which were created by his great-great-grandfather Tene Waitere.

Schuster said his nephew and grand-nephew were planning to work alongside him, bringing together three generations of the Waitere line.

"I'm really happy to see this historic building get some well-deserved attention so it can stand proud for another 100 years," he said.

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