Wellington City Council voted on Thursday to add an $8.5 million extension of Te Matapihi, which would add an additional 880 square metres of floor space to the building and add approximately three months to the construction process. The third and fourth floors will be extended across the existing roofline by adding an 8-metre extension for each floor.
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Te Matapihi has been closed since March 2019 due to earthquake risk. Council officers’ advice stated the benefits of the proposal would be the minimal visual impact, its low risk from a resource consent perspective and the ability for rooftop space to be retained for other uses such as a rooftop garden.
Tararua photographic competition through the lens of our people
10 Mar, 2021 02:23 AM
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Tararua Mayor Tracey Collis and Ollie Bowie with his award for his winning entry in the photographic competition to mark Tararua District s 30 years. Photo / Supplied
Tararua Mayor Tracey Collis and Ollie Bowie with his award for his winning entry in the photographic competition to mark Tararua District s 30 years. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Sue Emeny
As part of Tararua District s 30th anniversary celebration people were asked to show what Tararua District meant to them through a photgraphic competition.
The answer was simple. The competition revealed Tararua meant Home .
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