Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 21, 2020 3:40:53 GMT 12
CHRISTCHURCH'S PUARI VILLAGE AIMING FOR OCTOBER OPENING, DESPITE PLANNING SETBACKS
A planned Māori cultural centre should open in Christchurch later this year despite setbacks in the planning phase.
Māori cultural experience company Ko Tāne is building the $3.5 million Puari Village at 794 Colombo St.
Puari Village has been designed as an interactive tourism attraction, with art, exhibitions and contemporary Māori cuisine, while also serving as a launch site for waka tours on the Avon River.
He said Christchurch had come a long way from being an English city to one that celebrates its Māori heritage......
www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/118744819/christchurchs-puari-village-aiming-for-october-opening-despite-planning-setbacks
A planned Māori cultural centre should open in Christchurch later this year despite setbacks in the planning phase.
Māori cultural experience company Ko Tāne is building the $3.5 million Puari Village at 794 Colombo St.
Puari Village has been designed as an interactive tourism attraction, with art, exhibitions and contemporary Māori cuisine, while also serving as a launch site for waka tours on the Avon River.
He said Christchurch had come a long way from being an English city to one that celebrates its Māori heritage......
www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/118744819/christchurchs-puari-village-aiming-for-october-opening-despite-planning-setbacks