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Meet Syd Martin and learn his connection to the Bath House Building
Friday, 18 October 2024
Meet Syd! Earlier this year Sydney Martin was visiting Rotorua and reached out to the Museum project team about his very special connection with the Bath House building! Let us tell you about it… Born in Whakatane before moving with his family to Rotorua when we was in primary school,…
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Private Tour for Competition Winner
Friday, 11 October 2024
Back in August we ran a competition to guess the length of scaffolding steel used on the North Wing. Mateo Peni guessed 28km and the actual amount was 27.77km Last week Mateo went on his private tour inside the Museum to see what has happened so far, whats happening next…
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MUSEUM PROJECT UPDATE: October – December 2024
Monday, 7 October 2024
What’s happening over the next three months? ⚙ The North Wing (zones 4, 5 and 6 ) is fully scaffolded and wrapped, and work is progressing to get the scaffolding up in zone 2 so that the main central section (zone 3) can be scaffolded and wrapped. The North Wing…
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Museum gets warm roofing system
Thursday, 3 October 2024
Check out this video of Brent Withers (DPA Architects) and Bevan Wansbrough (Watts & Hughes Construction) and learn more about what is happening on the Museum roof!
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Wrapped and Recyclable – North Wing
Thursday, 19 September 2024
The North Wing of Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is now fully scaffolded and wrapped We expect this side of the building to be covered for approximately one year to allow for installation of warm roofing system, tiling and exterior maintenance. Did you know? The canvas on…
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North Wing scaffold goes up
Friday, 2 August 2024
Scaffolding is going up on the North Wing!! Because of the differing ground levels and unique shape of the building this does take a while – approx 1 month – but the team are making great strides now! We expect the scaffolding to remain up on this section of the…
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MUSEUM PROJECT UPDATE: August – September 2024
It is an exciting time as we have scaffolding going up all over zones 4, 5 and 6 (the North Wing)! It is going to take a month or so due to the size of the building and all its sticky-outy bits! The turrets and viewing platforms will be removed…
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Taonga part of engagement wānanga with Ngāti Tarāwhai
Monday, 22 July 2024
Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa took 14 taonga to be part of a two-day exhibition and engagement wānanga with Ngāti Tarāwhai at Lake Ōkataina Lodge at the end of June 2024. This wānanga is the fifth of a series held to date, that allow the Museum team…
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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…