Whangarei's new Hihiaua cultural centre

It's taken decades of work, patience, fundraising and planning to build the centre in the town basin.

Stage one of the  Cultural Centre has been open for just over a week now, it houses space for workshops,  a gallery for exhibitions and shops. The paint's hardly dry and Already there are plans to expand.

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