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Karakia for Rotorua Museum
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
Today marked an important milestone for the Rotorua Museum project, with a Karakia to commence construction and the handover of the site to Watts & Hughes Construction. Kingi Biddle and Leo Rika carried out the Mihi and Karakia alongside representatives from Ngāati Whakaue, as mana whenua, Te Pūkenga Koeke o…
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$400,000 NZCT Grant Boosts Rotorua Museum Restoration
Wednesday, 19 June 2024
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded Rotorua Lakes Council a multi-year grant of $400,000, to be spread over this and the next three years, to aid in the strengthening, restoration, and redevelopment of the iconic Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa. The landmark Category 1 Bath House…
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Construction work on Rotorua Museum to get underway in June
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Construction on Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa will start in June this year following confirmation of the final piece of project funding. On 15 April, Central Government agreed to an additional $5million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund through Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit…
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Kereama Wright shares his whakaaro and aspirations for the future of our Whare Taonga
Friday, 19 January 2024
”Tēnā koutou Te Arawa iwi, Te Arawa tāngata, Te Arawa māngai nui ūpoko tūtakitaki.” Last year Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa had a great kōrero with Kereama Wright (Te Arawa, Ngā Ruahinerangi) to find out more about his whakaaro and aspirations for the future of our Whare…
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Rotorua Trust continues generous support of Rotorua Museum project
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Rotorua Trust is announces an additional $5 million added to the grant for the Museum project.
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Museum Service Update – November 2023
Wednesday, 1 November 2023
With the Museum redevelopment now confirmed, the Museum team is focused on reopening the Museum as soon as possible. As a result, many of our Museum team resources are now redirected into researching and developing the new exhibitions, and preparing the required collection items for display. The services currently available…
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Council is seeking tenders for the construction phase of Rotorua Museum
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Council is seeking tenders from potential contractors for the construction phase of the restoration of Rotorua Museum.
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Establishment of a building governance group
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee gave its support for the establishment of a building governance group to support the construction phase for Rotorua Museum.
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Museum strengthening and re-opening to proceed
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
Council’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee has today voted in favour of proceeding with the strengthening and re-opening of Rotorua’s museum, subject to being satisfied about specified conditions being met. The community was recently consulted on options for the museum due to cost escalations that had occurred since the project was…
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Consultation of Options for the future of Rotorua Museum begins
Friday, 26 May 2023
Our Museum The iconic Bath House building which housed the Rotorua Museum is a significant building for our community and country. In 2016 damage from the Kaikōura earthquake meant the building needed to be closed. Based on information at the time, it was initially expected that the project to strengthen…
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