Rotorua Museum Floor Talks

A Delicate Demolition

museum — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:19:48 +0000

Dramatic changes have taken place at Rotorua Museum since the beginning of Stage III of the Rotorua Museum Centennial Development. The Museum’s extreme South Wing has been completely removed. A gaping hole and two isolated gable facades are all that remain.

This wing was made up of inferior structures built in 1911 and 1983. Some of these additions were not in keeping with the original intentions for the building’s design and other parts were in poor condition. The demolition was a precise and revealing process. As the dismantling progressed, contractors were able to explore and assess areas of the Bath House not previously accessible. Great care also had to be taken to ensure the features of the building that were to be retained were not damaged.

Another significant part of the Stage III project so far has been the underpinning of the existing building. Whilst largely unseen, this process was vital to strengthen and stabilise the aging Bath House and the thermal ground that it stands on.

With the underpinning completed, the long but exciting phase of rebuilding and extending the wing now begins. The outer shell of the wing is expected to be completed by April 2011 with another four months for the internal fit. The completed new wing wing will open to the public in August 2011.

The original gable facade remains in place.

The 1912 dormer window is removed.

The demolition is complete.

He Korowai o te Wai Lecture series: PROFESSOR DAVID HAMILTON

Webmaster — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:56:20 +0000

Professor David Hamilton PhD, EBOP Chair in Lake Management and Restoration, Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, the University of Waikato, Hamilton will discuss: How we can arrest the decline in our lakes from harmful blooms.

He Korowai o te Wai Lecture Series: Dr MIKE JOY

Webmaster — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:07:34 +0000

Dr Mike Joy PhD, Director of Centre for Freshwater Ecosystem Management and Modelling, Massey University, Palmerston North will present: New Zealand freshwaters – A State of denial in a time of crisis.

He Korowai o te Wai Lecture Series: PAUL WHITE

Webmaster — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:59:21 +0000

Paul White, Hydrologist with GNS, Wairakei, President of New Zealand Hydrological Society will discuss: Groundwater flow to your tap and groundwater flow to Lake Rotorua.

He Korowai o te Wai Lecture Series: ROKU MIHINUI

Webmaster — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:05:11 +0000

Roku Mihinui, Chief Executive Officer of Te Arawa Lakes Trust is head of the new governance tasked with managing 14 Rotorua lakes. He will share his hopes, challenges and plans in: Te Arawa Lakes – Te Whakahokinga Mai

He Korowai o te Wai Lecture Series: TIM GRUCHY

Webmaster — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:08:12 +0000

Tim Gruchy, artist, will talk about Memory Floods (2008) a video commissioned for He Korowai o te Wai – The Mantle of Water. Tim Gruchy will talk about the surprising water feature, and his work as a video artist in general.

He Korowai o te Wai Lecture Series: DR BETSAN MARTIN PhD

Webmaster — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:09:50 +0000

Dr Betsan Martin PhD, Director of RESPONSE (Research, Education, Ethics for Eco -responsibility) will address: An Ethic of responsibility for water: Working with tangata whenua.

He Korowai o te Wai Lecture Series: IAN WEDDE

Webmaster — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:10:41 +0000

Ian Wedde, curator of He Korowai o te Wai – The Mantle of Water takes viewers on a tour of the rich multi-media exhibition.