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| 3 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Isthmus T T Sue Russell Transformation of Rotorua lakefront A series of bridges, Te Ara Tukutuku, provide access to the boardwalk inviting people to experience the views across water to Mokoia Island. Aotearoa design practice Isthmus Group is part of a team behind the rather wonderful transformation of Rotorua’s Lakefront. Gifted to the crown by Ngāti Whakaue in the 1890’s the area bordering the lake and the city was in need of revitalisation. As a space it lacked a living connection to mana whenua values. Catalyst for the ambitious project - officially opened in March - was Rotorua Lakes Council’s success in accessing $20million of Provincial Growth Funding planning of which got underway in 2018 through an open tender process. Isthmus were selected to lead the design process in collaboration with a team of environmental planners brought together in a Council steering group and project advisory group. As part of a wider team, Isthmus Associate Landscape Architect Travis McGee took on the project working on it over many years of consultation Ngāti Whakaue and Te Arawa Lakes Trust. “We knew how much this area was valued by the community and mana whenua alike so it was incredibly important to consult really thoroughly and engage a wide audience in what this space could become,” Travis says. Considered a national taonga the design team set about to express, through landscape and architectural design, a modern expression of how the foreshore was used hundreds of years ago. As one of Rotorua Lakes Council’s ‘Big Moves’ to breath life into the city, developing a world-class lakefront experience which would bring cultural and economic benefits to the city underpinned how the design elements arose. To tell Rotorua’s stories a co-design process with Ngāti Whakaue began with hikoi across the site so that those involved in its ultimate design could deepen their understanding of its historical context and the mana it holds to local Māori. Significant to this conversation was the movement of Kōura (freshwater Crayfish) from one end of the bay at Ohinemutu to the other at Motutara (sulphur point). “We sought to express the bringing together of people, their connection to the lake and the land by developing a 5m wide boardwalk which arcs from one end of the bay to the other. The boardwalk straddles both lake and land, allowing locals to re-engage with the water and access the lake for recreation, while reflecting the forms, colours and textures which are unique to Rotorua.” Along the lakefront Mahi toi (created artforms) were designed by Ngāti Whakaue and local master carver Lyonel Grant. Each end of the boardwalk has a different feel to it, with the western end a space for water-based activities such as waka ama while the eastern end has a more reflective quiet sense to it. A series of bridges, Te Ara Tukutuku, provide access to the boardwalk inviting people to experience the views across water to Mokoia Island. A destination playground, designed as a play boulevard connects lake to city. At last year’s Central Property Awards, the Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment received two awards: The Colliers Project Leaders Supreme Excellence Award and the Chow:Hill Urban Design Award. Travis says that key to the project’s success has been Council’s confidence in allowing the design team to be bold. “I’m very pleased with what has been created. We were able to hold on to the project vision throughout all the years of design and construction. It’s a very special, inviting and valuable space for locals and visitors to enjoy.” Campbell Infrastructure is built on the hard work of many talented individuals collaborating over the years to create efficient systems and deliver outstanding results. We have placed a high priority on maintaining, growing, and improving our fleet in service of our core values which focus on service, quality, and accountability. • Residential Services • Commercial Services • Concrete Recycling • Aggregate supply • Haulage • Demolition 07 348 7736 office@campbellcontracting.co.nz 53 Geddes Road, Koutu, Rotorua 3010 Mon-Fri, 7:30am - 5pm

4 | T T to page 6 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT NZCIS T T Karen Phelps Innovation the cornerstone of success NZCIS took out the Emerging Gold Services and the Supreme Award at the 2023 Wellington Gold Awards as well as the Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2023 Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards. The New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS) was first conceived in 2016 to become the home to several Wellington professional sport teams. However since then NZCIS has evolved into something so much more, says NZCIS Performance Institute General Manager & Director Jamie Tout. The campus now supports not only professional sports teams but also community sport, commercial businesses and education facilities and offers accommodation, conferencing and food and beverage services. In recognition of its success NZCIS took out the Emerging Gold Services and the Supreme Award at the 2023 Wellington Gold Awards as well as the Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2023 Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards. Jamie says that innovation is the cornerstone of NZCIS’s success and is prevalent in almost every aspect of the campus. For example the campus is connected by 32 kilometres of LAN cabling, which supports the data trays that surround the four full sized FIFA and World Rugby approved playing fields. It’s also utilised in the Player Monitoring System (i.e. GPS) which sees over one million data points generated every 90 minutes per player and connects the 200+ TV screens found on campus, providing real time athlete performance data back to the teams coaches and strength and conditioning staff. However according to Jamie innovation is not just about technology – it’s also in the design and the flexibility of spaces. The development of NZCIS involved consulting with 35 international sports organisations including Para Sport NZ and D-Sport NZ, Manchester United, New York Giants, Chicago Bulls, New York Yankees, West Coast Eagles, Paris St Germain, Manly Sea Eagles, UFC, NZ Rugby, San Diego Padres and Red Bull. He says the resulting facility matrix has now become highly sort after by other organisations as a blueprint to build new or renovate existing health, wellness and sports facilities globally. Jamie says that NZCIS is proud to have achieved many world firsts. For example, the Sara(h)s Altitude Studio, an environmentally controlled (altitude, temperature, and humidity) Watt Bike cycle studio. “In terms of the size of the room, environmental perimeters and the number of bikes, there is nothing like it anywhere else in the world,” says Jamie. “From the moment people walk in, we can make this feel like their home. We can project the team’s logo, sponsors, messaging or data across both the NZCIS facility and premier village accommodation”. “The room is 140sqm, holds 40-watt bikes (the largest number of bikes in an altitude-controlled room in the world), can reach up to 3000m in altitude, has a temperature range of 6 degrees up to a sweltering 40 degrees and can achieve 20-70% humidity. “We can share the data from each individual bike straight back to the coaches’ computers as well as the big screens. It also comes with an amazing sound system and LED lights.” In addition to Sara(h)s Studio, four of the village apartments are also altitude controlled to 3000m, allowing two athletes per apartment to train and stay at altitude. Jamie says that training and resting at altitude can greatly enhance an athlete’s performance if travelling between hemispheres as well as drastically increase their return to recovery post competition or injury. In another world first Jamie says it is rare to find truly accessible pools: “What makes this space unique is the 300kg accessible pool railing system and hoist, which connects four different aquatic environments, a dryland space and accessible change room, underwater treadmill and endless swimming/running pools, plus the hot and cold plunge pools. “The hoist system provides independence and opportunities not seen before for our injured or disabled athletes to use hydrotherapy, underwater treadmill, endless running/ swimming, return to play activities, cold/ hot plunge, and underwater filming, to super-charge recovery and rehabilitation.”

| 5 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT The campus now supports not only professional sports teams but also community sport, commercial businesses and education facilities and offers accommodation, conferencing and food and beverage services. NZCIS New Zealand’s next set of sports champions, world beaters, and record setters have a new home to train in. Envelope is super proud to be part of the team responsible for creating a facility being described as ‘a game changer for New Zealand sport’. The site in question, the New Zealand Campus of Innovation & Sport in Upper Hutt, is already in use for training, adding an interesting aspect to the project. There is a certain challenge with continuing the ‘work-inprogress’ as the passionate sports people of this country beat down the doors to use the campus as a working sports training facility. The Wellington Phoenix, Hurricanes and Wellington Rugby teams are three of those who could not wait to use the world-class training and research hub, with all three clubs basing their premier male and female teams at NZCIS. Project Manager Miles Tremlett says this involves a high level of coordination and teamwork between all parties. “There is a high degree of management to communicate e ectively between the various teams using the sporting facilities and the construction teams.” Envelope has been an integral part of the design process since the early stages, contributing to civil and structural engineering, surveying, and project management, and has remained involved throughout the entire project duration. Located on the site of the Central Institute of Technology, a popular learning institute in Upper Hutt, the new enterprise is the idea of Kevin Melville and Malcolm Gillies, of Gillies Group. Miles says “the campus has been constructed to a very high standard in line with international standards. The plans detail an altitude and climate-controlled bike studio, indoor recovery pools, a sports medicine laboratory, indoor and outdoor ields, and on-site accommodation for 400 people. Changing facilities have been designed to suit di erent groups, including athletes with babies and those who are wheelchair bound.” A signi icant amount of planning time went into consultation with overseas clubs like the New York Giants, the Manly Sea Eagles, and Paris Saint-Germain. Athletes will have the chance to simulate the experience of riding the Tour de France in the bike studio, training alongside athletes from various sports and backgrounds. “NZCIS is a sporting facility that is unique within New Zealand and the Southern Hemisphere. We’re very proud of this facility. It is so much more than standard subdivision construction.” Miles says. Meanwhile, Wellington Hurricanes superfan aka Envelope Senior Civil Engineer Matt Aitchison, strongly believes there is more work to be done on campus. You might ind him camping out in his sleeping bag there, waiting to meet players. Strictly for work purposes, of course. Yes, he is just that committed. Discover more of Envelope’s craft at www.envelope-eng.co.nz. Proudly Supporting NZCIS

6 | Innovation drives success T T from page 4 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT NZCIS The Green Room, where the indoor field is housed, also has a giant interactive screen. He says the scope and design involved collaborating with elite teams from around the globe in conjunction with disability groups to create innovative concepts around accessibility. NZCIS then took the learnings to create an environment suitable for everyone including 25 accessible new apartments, an accessible lift to viewing platforms, 24 accessible bathrooms across campus, consideration to paths, parking spaces and campus layout. These learnings also came into play when procuring items like drinking stations, appliances and services across the campus. In the Green Room, where the indoor field is housed, there is yet another world first: a giant interactive screen which is a staggering 7m x 9m, 2.5 times bigger than anything that’s ever been built before, says Jamie. The interactive screen allows for digital goals across multiple sports, skill acquisition activities and gamification of skills using a host of games including darts, tic-tac-toe, connect 4 and many others. Due to the clean skin environment, (which in plain language means there are over 200 screens available for advertising/branding), Jamie says that NZCIS can provide an environment where the screens, powered by a 5-star hotel grade management system can be personalised to each team. “From the moment people walk in, we can make this feel like their home. “We can project the team’s logo, sponsors, messaging or data across both the NZCIS facility and premier village accommodation. This could also create a unique long term branding opportunity for the right business.” Possibly one of the biggest achievements of the campus says Jamie is the net regional economic contribution that NZCIS has delivered to the local region. It currently sits at over $6m, which is significantly higher than what was forecasted in 2017. “We had already hit the baseline estimate prior to the official opening,” he says. “Productivity and prosperity for all is a big emerging story of NZCIS. When people work together, they can achieve real gains. Simply put, increases in density allow more specialisation, excellence in service delivery and less duplication of effort. “There is sound international evidence that fully agglomerated zones can result in productivity increases of up to 30%. This in turn leads to higher incomes for the community than they would otherwise have achieved.” New Zealand’s Artificial Turf Specialists. Proudly supporting NZCIS 0800 426 366 www.gameonturf.co.nz The largest diverse civil subcontracting firm in the Wellington region 04 232 0250 | info@multicivil.co.nz | www.multicivil.co.nz

| 7 NZCIS “The hoist system provides independence and opportunities not seen before for our injured or disabled athletes to use hydrotherapy, underwater treadmill, endless running/swimming, return to play activities, cold/hot plunge, and underwater filming, to super-charge recovery and rehabilitation.” REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Innovation and expertise Dzine Signs is proud to be on the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS) waka, part of the overall team that has helped make the project a resounding success. Dzine Signs completed all the signage for NZCIS from six metre high pylons to way inding signage, window manifestation signage and also bespoke signage. Dzine Signs general manager Dustin Brattle says that the company is unique in that it can do everything in-house with engineering capability, a design team, full automotive paint booth, CNC machinery and ive di erent digital printers. This has given Dzine Signs a real point of di erence attracting diverse clients including Fire Emergency New Zealand, Metlink and Greater Wellington Regional Council. “Dzine Signs prides itself on being the best in the industry,” he says. “We lead innovation within the trade through a wealth of knowledge and expertise.” A family values based business, Dzine Signs was started in 1997 by Dustin and his father Steve from a home workshop. In 2007 the company moved into its irst commercial premises and just two years later growth had necessitated a move into a larger building. In 2018 a move was made to its current location in Upper Hutt. The company now employs 26 sta with over 225 years combined experience and is owned by Dustin, wife Lisa and Octavo Group. Dzine Signs has established several other important points of di erence, which have contributed to its success. It is ISO Certi ied: for quality 9001, environment 14001 and health and safety 45001. Dzine Signs is also an Avery Dennison PlatinumPartner, one of just two in New Zealand certi ied to apply the vinyl and digital print media product. “This means our customers can be con ident that we have passed the very strict Avery auditing of our processes, production, machine speci ications and quality control. We are Avery approved installers and all of our work carries the Avery ICS Performance Guarantee,” says Dustin. Dzine Signs has a strong focus on sustainability, recycling materials where possible and using the money generated from this to donate to Trees for Count, which donates or gifts native trees to restoration groups across Aotearoa to be planted and cared for. It also pays its sta a minimum of the Living Wage and has a focus on training apprentices, with ive currently on the team. Over the years Dzine Signs has won 25 NZSDA awards as testAament to its excellence. It prints and installs any signage throughout the entire Wellington region.

8 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Te Wānanga o Raukawa - McMillan & Lockwood T T Ange Davidson Kaitiakitanga principles shape upgrade Te Wānanga o Raukawa’s new learning and administration spaces were built with resource use front of mind. The principles of kaitiakitanga at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki have shaped a major upgrade of facilities at this tikanga Māori tertiary education provider. Working with McMillan & Lockwood, a building and civil construction firm based in Palmerston North, the Wānanga’s new learning and administration spaces were built with resource use front of mind. The Kaihautū Manaaki whenua Rawiri Richmond, grounds and facilities director at Te Wānanga o Raukawa says they hadn’t run out of space for students, but the buildings were old and not fit for purpose. Rather than trying to revamp these, the Wānanga board opted to build new. “Kaitiakitanga is one of our guiding principles – to look after land, its people, and resources. “The board were being good guardians by deciding to replace the old inefficient buildings with purpose-built spaces that are beautiful to look at, beautiful to work in and high performing. Combine these with the landscape and the Wānanga environment, it’s a really lovely place - good for the mind and the spirit.” “The upgrade would not have been a success without the McMillan & Lockwood team as they totally understood who we are and what we wanted. They understood our guiding principles and stuck with them. “We insisted everyone who came on site did an induction to understand who we were and were supportive of their staff to not engage with behaviours that are disrespectful such as smoking, using drugs and alcohol, and eating refined sugars. This ensured healthy relationships across all contractors and sub-contractors. They became part of our campus and if our kitchen was putting on morning tea for our staff, we’d get them to drop tools and join us,” laughs Rawiri. The biggest challenge was working within the Living Building Challenge, a certification for performance based self-sufficient and regenerative buildings that create a positive impact on the human and natural systems that interact with them. Led by Wellington architecture firm, Tennent Brown Architects, the Living Building Challenge provided metrics on how to measure kaitiakitanga. One example is the diversion of construction waste from landfill. Processes were set up on site to weigh and measure all waste coming off the site to be disposed of appropriately. McMillan & Lockwood Central Ltd as Main Contractors are proud to continue our association with Te Wānanga o Raukawa Hydraulic, Mechanical & Structural Engineering Specialists 06 364 7444 m 46 Riverbank Road, Otaki 9 k info@riverbankeng.co.nz riverbankeng.co.nz

| 9 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Te Wānanga o Raukawa - McMillan & Lockwood “In the end we diverted 99 percent of construction waste and only 1 percent went to landfill off site. “Everything that came off site was weighed and measured, and we recycled what we could. What was really cool was having McMillan & Lockwood on board and actively looking for alternatives to reduce waste. “They did their research as well. It may have helped that the McMillan & Lockwood project manager was Ngāti Raukawa as well so indirectly he had a vested interest! “The collaboration between all contractors was phenomenal.” “There’s a lot more to take on with a Living Building Challenge and the Wānanga board approved extra funding as kaitiakitanga, or good guardians. “It may have cost us a bit more as everything is some distance from Ōtaki, but it sets an example that if a little place like ours can do this, why can’t others?” believes Rawiri. The upgrade involved an enclave of new builds: one administrative and three research and educational facilities within a broader campus master plan. Including the revamped carpark and central courtyard, it involved a 1/3 of the campus and work being completed in May last year. The new buildings are efficient and have an economy of design, manifesting in low ongoing maintenance costs and flexible spaces. The design supports natural processes and prioritises people on campus while making connections to significant landforms and cultural history in the area. There were many other challenges in the upgrade such as building during Covid restrictions. Costings were made before Covid, and the tenders after, causing prices to skyrocket. Another challenge was getting environmentally friendly products that weren’t green washed. On the flip side, some products had decreased in price by the end of the project as more people were invested in buying sustainable building products. This year Te Wānanga o Raukawa currently has 4569 registered students enrolled with a high percentage learning online. The Wānanga model has students coming in regularly for intensive instruction on residential seminars then returning home. Qualifications in reo Māori, environmental sciences and social work, through to health and sports nutrition, teaching, administration, philosophy and arts are all embedded with mātauranga Māori. Students learn or develop reo Māori and research their iwi and hapū through every programme offered at diploma level and above. “The board were being good guardians by deciding to replace the old inefficient buildings with purpose-built spaces that are beautiful to look at, beautiful to work in and high performing.” KAPITI - 04 296 1727 | WELLINGTON - 04 568 2323 Domestic | Commercial | Industrial Electrical Contractors Ltd “Serious Electrical Contractors” McMillan & Lockwood For the Te W ānanga o Raukawa Otaki Suppliers of Electrical Services to: GOLD Contact John Pritchard today to discuss your project: Phone: 021 755 155 or Email: john@pritchardcivil.co.nz Servicing the Kapiti area extending to Wellington and Palmerston North • Project Management • Bulk Earthworks • Topsoil Screening and Supply • Building Siteworks • Roading • Drainage • Surveying We oer a large range of services to assist you with your next project: Civil Construction & Earthworks s o l a r + e l e c t r i c a l + h e a t i n g Suppliers and installers of Solar PV Systems to: For the McMillan & Lockwood Te W ānanga o Raukawa Otaki Renewable, clean energy, saving you money & our planet 04 297 3060 or 04 296 1727 sales@solarzone.co.nz www.solarzone.co.nz Laminate | Engineered Timber Vinyl and Vinyl Planks | Carpet Carpet Tiles | Cork | Rubber | Garage Carpet Carpet & Flooring Solutions Proud flooring providers to Te Wananga o Raukawa - McMillan & Lockwood CONTACT US 06 260 1155 palmy@theflooringroom.co.nz

10 | Hastings District Council: Waiaroha Education Centre & Frimley Park T T Richard Loader Drinking water upgrade completed HDC’s Drinking Water Capital Upgrade Programme resulted in two major water treatment plants in Hastings, using UV treatment, chlorination disinfection, and fluoridation. T T to page 12 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT In October 2023, Hastings District Council (HDC) completed the staged delivery of its ambitious, but critical, Drinking Water Capital Upgrade Programme that commenced in 2018. Graeme Hansen, Council’s Director of Major Capital Projects has overseen the project since its inception, and says that while HDC faced a number of challenges impacting the project; including a highly competitive construction market, inflation, Covid, and a major cyclone event, the project has been a triumph on many levels. The journey began in 2016 after Havelock North suffered a major water contamination event that resulted in wide spread sickness through campylobacter, and contributed to the deaths of four people. Hastings’ water is supplied from the giant Heretaunga Plains aquifer accessed from bores, some under artesian pressure. Until 2016, the water was taken from the ground, put into the network and consumed without any treatment. Havelock North sits just 2 kilometres south-east of Hastings City, and shares the same water source. Following the water contamination event, HDC adopted a new drinking water strategy embracing a complete change in how drinking water is accessed, processed and delivered to its urban population. That new strategy resulted in projects to develop two major water treatment plants in Hastings; one at Frimley Park, while the other, known as the Waiaroha plant, sits on Council-owned land on the corner of Southampton St East and Hastings St South. Collectively, the two plants embraced a significant share of the HDC $95 million Drinking Water Capital Upgrade programme, and formed part of HDC’s multi-barrier approach to drinking water safety, which included treatment of the source water using UV treatment, chlorination disinfection, and fluoridation. The upgrade programme also included treatment plant upgrades for eight small community water supplies, and a five-kilometre pipeline from Hastings to Havelock North supplying a new booster pump station. Graeme says when selecting sites for the new plants that collectively service Hastings’ urban population of 55,000 people, the Council looked to retain as much of the existing infrastructure as possible. · Water Treatment · Design & Build · Pump Stations · Shutdowns · Wastewater Treatment · Chemical Dosing · Mechanical Engineering · Maintenance www.maxtarr.co.nz | 0800 363 888 | enquiries@maxtarr.co.nz NEW ZEALAND'S BOLTED STEEL PANEL TANK EXPERTS Whether its potable water storage, containment for a dairy factory, effluent storage for a farm or sludge tank for a wastewater treatment plant, Reliant Solutions has the storage solution for you. + GLASS FUSED TO STEEL + EPOXY COATED STEEL + STAINLESS STEEL + LINER TANKS

| 11 ICE: Leader in electrical solutions In the ever-evolving landscape of water management, ICE Electrical stands at the forefront, assisting Hastings District Council to deliver uninterrupted low of safe drinking water to thousands of residents. Waiaroha is key to Hastings District Council’s Drinking Water Strategy, harnessing the power of the latest uninterruptible power supply technology to revolutionise water distribution. Leading the team of electrical and instrumentation specialists pivotal to the success of the project is David Frank, senior project manager, ICE Electrical Ltd. ICE Electrical successfully executed Stages one and two of the water treatment upgrade, solidifying its reputation as a trusted partner in the provision of reliable and e icient electrical solutions. Stage one delivered Frimley Park’s Water Treatment Plant, a state-of-the-art facility that now caters to two thirds of Hastings households. Building upon this success, stage two delivered the Eastbourne plant and an innovative "water education centre," extending the reach of safe drinking water to the remaining one third of residences. David says that ICE Electrical is an “industrial commercial electrical specialist, dedicated to supporting Hawkes Bay industry and ensuring the continuous power supply to intricate water systems, including horticultural processing plants. “These projects are where we truly thrive." As a project, Waiaroha stands out for its scale as well as intricacy. Bores draw water into the processing plants, where it undergoes a meticulous treatment process, ultimately transforming into safe, potable water for distribution to consumers. David emphasises the critical role of readily available water in safeguarding consumer wellbeing, especially during power outages. “The cutting-edge uninterruptible power supply employed in Waiaroha guarantees that households continue to receive a consistent and safe water supply, even in the face of unforeseen power disruptions. As soon as the main power supply falters, generators seamlessly kick in, seamlessly maintaining the network's operation.” ICE Electrical has proven itself as a leader in delivering solutions that exceed expectations. Waiaroha’s success underscores ICE Electrical’s broad range of technical skills and expertise as well as its commitment to delivering a professionally constructed and future-proofed plant every time. “We’re truly dedicated to pioneering advancements that rede ine the landscape of industrial electrical and instrumentation systems as well as providing the ongoing system servicing and maintenance,” David says. “You can rely on us.” • Commercial • Residential • Industrial PROFESSIONAL MASTER ELECTRICAL SERVICES IN THE HAWKES BAY AREA 06 759 0414

12 | Water education focus The Waiaroha Plant is open to the public with a focus on providing water education and cultural awareness. T T from page 10 Hastings District Council: Waiaroha Education Centre & Frimley Park REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT “The Frimley project involved a range of new water supply bores, new reticulation pipelines, construction of a water treatment plant and an 8-mega-litre storage reservoir. The project’s challenge was to find somewhere to construct large-scale infrastructure in a well-established urban environment, but near the existing source water. Public land was our first preference and we looked for around half a hectare that would allow us to build infrastructure.” Replete with trees well over 100 years old in the heart of Hastings, in a perverse way, Frimley Park offered the perfect location, providing a natural camouflage and making the water treatment plant infrastructure less conspicuous. “We found a lesser used section of the park that provided enough space without taking out too many trees, and we’ve placed a reasonable level of architectural flair on the treatment plant building itself so that it looks attractive within the park setting.” While Frimley was all about putting largescale infrastructure in a specific area near the water sources in the least confronting way, the design philosophy behind the Waiaroha plant tells quite a different story. The clue is in the name, Waiaroha — love for the water. “Located next to the HDC building, the Waiaroha project is very similar to Frimley in terms of work, but our philosophy was about making the whole project open and exposed so the public could see it. It was about showcasing all aspects of water.” Of a much higher architectural specification, the front of the water treatment plant is glass, enabling the public to see the workings inside, with signage and electronic information explaining the process at any given time. Water is stored in two 5-mega-litre steel bolted epoxy coated reservoirs, each 30 metres in diameter by 12 metres high. “We’ve gone for an architectural colour but we’ve also put fins, lighting and architectural features on the tanks partly for beautification, and partly to display projected images and messages talking about all things water. We want to provide on-going education about water — things like why do we chlorinate, how much water comes out each day, how much water goes where? There’s also a significant building for the primary purpose of providing water education and cultural awareness.” Designed around a mountains-to-sea context, Waiaroha’s educational journey through the beautifully landscaped site starts at an elevated end depicting the mountains. A water source allows for the blessing of taonga and shows visitors pure water untouched straight from the ground, which flows down a stylised river system and into an amphitheatre beside the architecturally stylish education building. Education boards, lighting, mist curtains and sound will show the journey of water to the ocean. Waiaroha was the last piece in the Drinking Water Capital Upgrade programme to be completed and since its opening in October there has been significant visitation by schools in the area with phenomenal feedback. Graeme says that while first and foremost the project delivers safe drinking water and resilience it also serves to educate the public about water. “Ten years ago we thought we had an inexhaustible water resource. Now we know its limited both in terms of quality and quantity. Waiaroha was about raising awareness of source to tap of our most precious resource, talking about its journey and connecting those dots about where it comes from, what we do with it, how we treat it on its journey and who gets it. “You would be surprised how many people, both young and old, have not previously joined up those dots.” “... our philosophy was about making the whole project open and exposed so the public could see it. “ WELL DRILLING EXPERTS FOR OVER 70 YEARS • Domestic and irrigation water wells • Bore services and development • Bore security • Camera inspections • Ground water surveying - SES • Full consultancy services available 06 844 2167 | admin@baylisbros.co.nz | www.baylisbroswelldrillers.co.nz | | &

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14 | Hastings District Council: Museum and Archive Facility T T Kim Newth New, safe home for precious archives REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Queen Street East in Hastings is an historic area, fast regenerating as a vibrant arts and culture precinct. It is an eminently fitting place for Hawke’s Bay’s Regional Museum Research and Archive Centre, currently under construction. The new centre has been designed as a purpose-built home for one of the most significant regional collections in New Zealand, comprising around 90,000 artefacts. Hastings District and Napier City councils, the Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust and Ngāti Kahungungu have worked together on this project over the past five years. The new facility, at 307 Queen Street East, will provide secure, appropriate, permanent storage for the extensive collection. Gemco Construction started the build last October. There is a lot happening on site this autumn with the floor being laid, followed by installation of exterior walls and roof. At the same time, the Hawke’s Bay collection is being prepared for its move to the new facility in 2025. “The Hawke’s Bay collection is officially valued in the millions, but really it is priceless,” says MTG [Museum, Theatre and Gallery] Hawke’s Bay director Laura Vodanovich. “At the moment, items are housed in different locations and they are being expertly sorted, packed and labelled by the MTG Hawke’s Bay collections care and access team.” Meeting dual-purpose requirements, the new centre’s considered design by award winning RTA Studio will have ‘a lighthouse’ serving as an education, research and workspace and ‘a darkhouse’ to provide secure, temperature and humidity-controlled storage with a focus on protection and preservation. Hastings is proud of what this new centre will bring to the Queen Street East area, already home to Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre and the Opera House. “It is going into a former Briscoes building that had been empty for several years, and which is now being transformed into an architecturally impressive building,” says Bruce Allan, Deputy Chief Executive, Hastings District Council. “It will further add to the reinvigora- “The Hawke’s Bay collection is officially valued in the millions, but really it is priceless.” T T to page 16 tion of that end of town as Hastings’ cultural hub. “Not only that, having the regional collection here opens up opportunities to access it and learn from it. This is not a museum but the lighthouse part of it will be curated to an extent that it will provide a valuable education and learning space.” He observes that Hastings was chosen as the collection’s new home base as it was away from the coast and provided a more resilient long-time location. 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