DoC accused of neglecting historic building
Architects around the country are fighting to save a significant building in Te Urewera from the wrecker's ball. The Institute of Architects said it was dismayed by the Department of Conservation (DoC)'s decision to demolish the Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre. The building was designed by the late John Scott, who also designed the Futuna Chapel in Wellington, which is held up as one of...
Ruataahuna hooks into broadband
Broadband has finally reached one of the most isolated communities in the North Island, the heart of Te Urewera country, Ruatāhuna. Hinerangi Goodman visited her hometown to talk to one of those who is already hooked up and another who will soon be connected any day now. Te...
Family fitness taken to Tuai by Tuhoe men
Patu o Aotearoa - a family and community-based health and fitness programme - is now raising heartbeats in...
Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana intend to occupy the Aniwaniwa Visitors centre owned by the Department of Conservation in the hope that the conservation reopens the centre. However, the building has been deemed unsafe and has been vacant since 2008. There is a power struggle in Lake Waikaremoana and it all starts with the Aniwaniwa Visitors centre. Tahurioterangi Trainor Tait (Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana) says, “We are...
Bay of Plenty Architecture winners announced
2016 Bay of Plenty Regional Commercial/Industrial Architectural Design Award Designer: Aladina Harunani of APA Architects & Project Managers Project: Tanatana Marae Location: Waimana Description: In Tuhoe tradition, the deceased are not mourned in the wharenui meeting house, but in a special wharemate. Tanatana has struggled for many years to carry out the service for tangi without a dedicated wharemate. The brief for Tanatana Marae...
Waikirikiri Marae AGM. 10 July 2016 at 10am, Waikirikiri...
