Whare Ako

Initial plans

The new whare ako is multi-purpose.

Click here  to view the plans and here to read about the functions for our whare ako.

Pūkaki – the name of our whare ako

The whare ako has been gifted the name ‘Pūkaki’ by Ngāi Tahu, the name for a source of water. It’s closely associated with the  theme of water in our kura: ‘Te Puna Wai o Waipapa’ means the freshwater spring of the Waipapa area. ‘Pūkaki’ acts as the source and the other names in our kura literally flow on from that.

You can read more about the significance of the Pūkaki name and our other given names here.

Location

Our whare ako will be located at the front of our kura on the corner of St Asaph and Stewart Streets.