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32 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS October/November 2016
New Tauranga CBD
campus design
confirmed
A design concept for Waikato University’s
tertiary campus development in Tauranga’s
CBD has been approved by its three
regional funders – Tauranga City Council,
Bay of Plenty Regional Council, and
Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust.
The concept has also
been approved by
the Tauranga Tertiary
Campus Charitable Trust, the
entity responsible for overseeing
the interests of the three regional
funders.
The approved design concept
highlights the facilities that will
be built to create flexible, modern
undergraduate and postgraduate
teaching. Features include
customisable teaching spaces, a
200-seat lecture theatre, a multi-function
space, computer labs,
and common areas for studying
and socialising.
The design is by architecture
firm Jasmax, with project management
by Greenstone Group.
University of Waikato senior
deputy vice-chancellor professor
Alister Jones says the
concept sign-off marks a major
milestone in the campus development
project.
“We know the key to delivering
a vibrant and engaging campus
is getting everything right
from the beginning, and thanks
to the input of our stakeholders,
alongside a great design,
we’ll be able to work together
to deliver on our promise to
develop a campus that plays a
big role in the Bay of Plenty
region’s future.”
The University of Waikato
leads the development of the
CBD campus on behalf of the
Tertiary Education Partnership.
The new facility will work
closely with Waiariki Bay of
Plenty Polytechnic’s Bongard
Centre on Cameron Road,
bringing closer the vision of a
tertiary precinct in the Tauranga
CBD.
Dr Neil Barns, interim chief
executive of Waiariki Bay of
Plenty Polytechnic says the
sign-off represents how much
momentum has been gained in
the project.
“We have a tremendous
opportunity to create a distinctive
experience for tertiary students
in Tauranga. Careful planning
from now will dictate the
programmes that will be offered
at the campus, and the increased
opportunities we will be able to
deliver to our community, both
in terms of study options and
attracting students outside the
region.”
Concept sign-off comes after
the university announced in
May plans to spend an extra $15
million, on top of the original
$10 million committed to the
project, to produce a Tauranga
CBD campus of the highest
possible standard. The campus
already had $30 million of community
funding from the Bay
of Plenty Regional Council and
the Tauranga Energy Consumer
Trust, and will sit on land donated
by Tauranga City Council.
Bill Holland, chairman of
Tauranga Energy Consumer
Trust says he’s delighted the
project has reached the sign-off
stage.
“The design provided is fantastic
and caters to everything
the CBD campus is about –
collaboration, flexible teaching
and learning, and the integration
of technology to create a truly
modern tertiary environment,”
he says.
Tauranga City Council chief
executive Garry Poole says the
approved concept design takes
the city another step closer to
delivering a vibrant education
Artist’s impressions of Waikato University’s campus in Tauranga CBD.
hub in the central city.
“The campus is going to
bring enormous benefits for the
city and the region and create a
real buzz in the CBD.”
Bay of Plenty Regional
Council’s chief executive Mary-
Anne McLeod says the development
is something that will help
define the region in a similar
way the development of the port
did.
“The campus development
will provide for 1000 full-time
students and is a tangible investment
in education and skills
development to further our economic
growth. I have no doubt it
will further define this region as
first-choice for living, working
and learning.”
The University of Waikatoled
campus will be shared with
other parties in the Bay of Plenty
Tertiary Education Partnership,
Te Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
and Waiariki Bay of Plenty
Polytechnic. It’s expected to
open by 2020.
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