Council’s deliberations on the future of Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa have been rescheduled until the Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting on 2 August 2023.

Over the next month a series of workshops will be held to ensure all Councillors are fully briefed on all aspects of the strengthening and restoration project. Three of these workshops will be open to the public to attend as observers in the Council Chamber and will also be live streamed on the Rotorua Lakes Council website.

Wednesday 5 July, 1pm: Project feasibility

Wednesday 12 July, 2pm – 3.15pm: RLC levels of investment

Wednesday 12 July, 3.15pm –4.30pm: External funding

A fourth workshop covering project risks and the plans to mitigate these will be held on Tuesday 18 July at 9.30 am. This will be confidential to councillors as it contains commercially sensitive information.

Council received a large number of consultation submissions which reflects the significance of the category 1 heritage building and Museum for our community. It’s important that Councillors have the opportunity to ask detailed questions of the project team to inform their decision, when considered alongside the public consultation feedback.