Monty Morrison shares his whakaaro and aspirations with Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa

Friday, 20 October 2023

Tēnā koutou Te Arawa iwi, Te Arawa tāngata, Te Arawa māngai nui ūpoko tūtakitaki. A big thanks to Monty Morrison (Ngāti Whakaue and Ngāti Tūwharetoa) for sharing your whakaaro and aspirations with Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa, it was a pleasure to kōrero with you! Rotorua Museum Te Whare…

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Te Rangikaheke Kiriipatea share his whakaaro and aspirations for Rotorua Museum

Tēnā koutou Te Arawa iwi, Te Arawa tāngata, Te Arawa māngai nui ūpoko tūtakitaki. Rotorua local, Te Rangikaheke Kiriipatea (Ngati Uenukukopako, Ngati Tuteniu, Ngati Te Rangiunuora, Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Rangiwewehi, Rongomaiwahine ki Kahungunu, Ngati Kahungunu, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) has shared his whakaaro and aspirations for Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o…

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Mercia Yates shares her whakaaro and aspirations for Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Tēnā koutou Te Arawa iwi, Te Arawa tāngata, Te Arawa māngai nui ūpoko tūtakitaki. Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa are seeking ideas and feedback from Te Arawa iwi, hapū and whānau, for the re-development of our Whare Taonga. Mercia Yates (Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Te Roro…

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Anaha Te Hiini shares his whakaaro and aspirations for Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa are seeking ideas and feedback from Te Arawa iwi, hapū and whānau, for the re-development of our Whare Taonga. Four iwi focus questions were answered by Anaha Te Hiini, (Ngāti Tarāwhai). Thank you for sharing your whakaaro and aspirations with Te Whare…

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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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June Grant shares her whakaaro and aspirations for Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Tēnā koutou Te Arawa iwi, Te Arawa tāngata, Te Arawa māngai nui ūpoko tūtakitaki. Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa are seeking ideas and feedback from Te Arawa iwi, hapū and whānau, for the re-development of our Whare Taonga. Four focus questions have been crafted with the purpose…

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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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Design solution reduces cost, time and impact on heritage features

Thursday, 7 July 2022

An extensive phase of geotechnical and structural investigation of Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa has concluded, delivering a new design solution that reduces the impact on heritage features while also being faster and less expensive to build. Following a design review, specialist structural engineering consultants Dizhur Consulting…

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Museum project update coming soon

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

Findings from additional assessments, funding discussions and project options will be outlined in an update detailing progress on the strengthening and redevelopment of Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa in early July.  “This is an extremely complex project,” executive sponsor of the project, Gina Rangi, who is Rotorua…

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