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At a Glance
Summary
The 2010-2011 financial year got off to a promising start when the trust entered a partnership and lease agreement with Te Rarawa Runanga - a move one newspaper hailed as a race relations milestone. Securing a lease over Runanga land next to the Far North Community Centre allowed contractors to finally begin preparing the site for construction of the Te Ahu centre. Since then, contractors have made amazing progress. Steel framing and concrete wall panels started going up in March and the roof of the centre's dramatic atrium was lowered into place in July. The Te Ahu Charitable Trust expects to complete the multi-functional centre before the end of 2011.Other big achievements during the year were the completion of extensive refurbishments of the Far North Community Centre and Little Theatre at a cost of nearly $2 million. The 36-year-old centre is virtually a new building now, boasting a new roof, ceiling and wall linings, a refitted kitchen and toilets and new lighting and electrical wiring. A spacious deck has also been added to the centre's buffet room, making it an excellent venue for wedding receptions and socials. A major upgrade of The Little Theatre at a cost of about $500,000 included a new roof and ceiling, new electrical wiring, fire and security system and new carpets and seats. A new projection booth equipped with a $114,000 state-of-the art digital projection system allows the 110-seat cinema to screen the latest movies as soon as they are released. The new Little Theatre is a wonderful asset for Kaitaia which hasn't had a cinema since the Princess Theatre burned down in 1990.
The Te Ahu Charitable Trust was pleased to secure a $500,000 Pub Charities grant for archival facilities and a $90,000 Oxford Trust grant for interactive, multi-media spaces that tell the many stories of the Far North. However, a $1 million shortfall in expected development contributions forced it to rethink its project finances.
It now plans to raise this money - which is needed to meet fit-out costs - from a community fundraising campaign.
The Trust welcomed new trustees to the Te Ahu governance team during the year. Well-known Kaitaia businessman Monty Knight and Ngati Kahu hapu development manager Charlie Larkins replaced Ian Bamber and Dixon Motu on the seven-member Trust in March. Monty's energy and people skills are already making him an asset to the Trust and he will lead the community fundraising campaign.
It has been four years since the Far North District Council formed a trust to oversee the building of a multi-functional community hall, theatre/cinema, library, museum, iSITE and council service centre in Kaitaia. This hasn't been an easy journey, but we are now making forward progress after searching for a way forward, I look forward to this magnificent project opening in the new year.
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5 2010/11 |
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Statement of Service Performance
For TE AHU CHARITABLE TRUST, the following pages detail:- Service performance information provides the actual achievements, issues and challenges going forward for each performance measure against the Annual Plan 2010/11.
FYI: Key symbols are used to identify each measure contributing to Community Outcomes. For more information on Community Outcomes see the Community Outcomes Diagram.
Community outcomes
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