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COROMANDEL LIFE ... in TAIRUA
Sam Taylor, manager of the Tairua Information
Centre, tells us they are delighted with the new
location within the library building. “Not only did we
manage to fit into our new temporary space,” she
said, “we enjoy sharing the building with the library.”
The room was formerly a meeting space, and Sam
sends out a “huge thank you” to the friendly library
staff and community groups that had to find other
meeting spaces.
“All our signage is now up” she adds, “and tourists are finding their way to us. There
was some concern about the Information Centre moving off the main road, but we
believe it’s a positive thing as it gets traffic off the main thoroughfare.”
Sam reminds residents that info centres are not only for visitors. “The library and
Information centre are at the heart of a town – a place for people to communicate,
share, enquire, volunteer and shop. Our building has now become a community ‘hub’
with both resources conveniently located together, a ‘one stop shop’.”
What’s next? “We have secured a lease for land in the campground, where an
Information & Heritage centre will be built. A concept plan is well underway, and we
will now seriously start fundraising. (This will not be funded by the ratepayer.)
“Tairua has an amazing story to tell and the Heritage centre will create a one-hub
cultural destination for Tairua residents and visitors alike.”
For more info, contact Sam at , 07 864 7575 or .
TAIRUA INFO CENTRE in new location
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