Northland has a brand new iconic tourist attraction. Friday 21 October Te Kakano (the Seed) was officially opened at the Town Basin in Whangarei. A large crowd witnessed the cutting of the ribbon ceremony making Te Kakano, a stand-alone sculpture in the shape of a koru, now open to the public.

Friday 21 October – Dawn Ceremony at 5am and Opening Ceremony at 3.30pm. All Welcome!

A $1.8 million grant for the Hundertwasser project sends a strong community message to supporters as fundraising now sits just shy of the $13 million mark.

The Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Maori Art Gallery project team has just launched a new donor acknowledgement scheme which it is calling Yes!Tiles. These hand inscribed tiles are being made by a local group of potters calling themselves The Firebirds.

Having established a reputation for novel fundraisers the next HAC horse off the starting line is … a horse. The “Hundertwasser Spring into Racing – Art in Action” meet is coming up on September 10 to fundraise for the HAC.

Another leading NZ businessperson has come forward to pledge a valuable contribution to The Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Maori Art Gallery project.

We are on the brink of cracking $11million. We are so close, help make it happen!

The Lotteries Environment and Heritage Fund today announced it has granted $500,000 to the HUNDERTWASSER ART CENTRE with Wairau Mãori Art Gallery, a further welcome boost to the project bringing total funds raised to two thirds of the total needed.