December 20, 2021
Tūwharetoa to home Taupo Council
Taupo’s civic and iwi administration are set to come together in a new hub.
Te Whare Hono o Tūwharetoa Limited Partnership, which represents various Ngāti Tūwharetoa trusts and companies, is buying the former Taupō RSA site on Horomatangi St from Taupō District Council.
It will then build and own a new civic administration building, with additional leasehold space for Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, Tūwharetoa Settlement Trust and Ngāti Tūwharetoa Fisheries Charitable Trust.
Te Whare Hono chair Rakeipoho Taiaroa says the project will help mana whenua and local government work more closely together.
Construction is expected to begin in early 2023, with the building ready to occupy in mid-2024.