FAQs
Everything you ever wanted to know about Whangarei's big, bold and beautiful Hundertwasser project!
These FAQ pages are a work in progress – if you can’t find the answer you want, or have a query about the information given, please don’t hesitate to contact us. All information is correct, to the best of our knowledge, at the time of publishing.
Hundertwasser
Answers to questions about the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser and his special connection with Northland, New Zealand.
Benefits & costs
Answers to questions about the benefits and costs to Whangarei of the Hundertwasser art centre project.
Maori involvement & the Wairau Māori Art Gallery
Answers to questions about the Wairau Maori Art Gallery and the Wairau Maori Advisory panel.
PNT project & referendum
Answers to questions about the current Prosper Northland Trust proposal to build the Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Art Centre and the events that led to the upcoming Whangarei District Council referendum.
Project history
Answers to questions about the history the Whangarei Hundertwasser project.
Building design
Answers to questions about the design, layout and purpose of the Hundertwasser art centre in Whangarei’s Town Basin.
Conspiracy Theories
Answers to some of the wilder rumours and questions about the Hundertwasser project…