Our significant sites
Our plan for the next 10 years
We are home to many significant sites right across the district. These include ecological sites (for example Mt Pirongia, Maungatautari, Kakepuku, Lake Ngāroto, and Yarndley's Bush), significant New Zealand Land Wars sites (for example Alexandra Redoubt, Rangioawhia, Te Tiki O Te Ihingarangi and Ōrākau) as well 10 category-one heritage buildings and a further 52 category-two heritage buildings. Many of these sites are managed by Council and others are managed by community groups.
Over the next 10 years we have budgeted $3.6 million above our existing maintenance costs to go towards developing and protecting key sites across the district.
The investment will go towards interpretative signage, creating better entranceways and improving public facilities, such as toilets. We will also focus on providing digital solutions that will guide locals and visitors and interpret key sites and features as they move through the district and visit specific locations.
We will focus on six key zones over the next 10 years which include:
- Ngāroto
- Karāpiro/Cambridge
- Maungatautari
- Pirongia
- Rangiaowhia
- Kakepuku
The heritage sites located in these zones are our priority as they offer the most opportunity and diversity from a visitor and tourism perspective.
