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Feb 26 2017

Amazing Spaces’ George Clarke Visits Hone’s crib in Kaka Point.

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Tuwhare Trustee Stan Scott was on location in the South Island with presenter George Clark last week. The star of Restoration Man and George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces is in New Zealand filming an online series with Mitre 10 about New Zealanders getting creative in living spaces with a can-do kiwi attitude. Tuwhare Trustees Stan Scott and Rob Tuwhare took George to visit Hone’s crib in Kaka Point.

Clark was blown away by his visit to Hone’s crib saying, ‘It’s incredible that Hone wrote so many amazing poems in a tiny space, you can tell he was anchored to the landscape in his writings, inspired by being close to the sea and seeing the starts at night. Hone’s crib makes you realise that small space projects aren’t just about the architecture or the building.’ Clark recited Hone Tuwhare poetry at the crib, saying it was a highlight of his time in the South Island.

Clark is in Aotearoa, filming stories about Kiwis doing amazing things in small spaces. His stories will be shown on Mitre 10’s online TV channel. Mitre 10 is partnering with the Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust in the restoration of Hone’s crib at Kaka Point.

 

Jun 30 2016

Tuwhare Trust receives a $100,000 Lottery Grant.

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The Tuwhare Trust is about to get a $100,000 grant from the Environment and Heritage Lottery Committee to restore Hone’s crib. The restoration work will allow the crib to be used as a residence for writers and artists – in what will be the first time a residency will be established in the home and name of a Maori writer.

The trust is delighted that we can preserve Hone’s former home as a vital first step in developing a new writers’ and artists residency. It’s been a few years of hard work by the Trust to raise the funds to fully restore Hone’s crib, but we are now in a position to continue on full steam ahead.

As always, we are so grateful for the financial support that allows us to do this very important work. Hone would be so chuffed, he would definitely be singing a waiata about this great news.

Nga mihi mahana. XX

 

Jul 24 2015

Mitre 10 raises $92,000 for the Hone Tuwhare Trust!

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The generosity of a Mitre10 charity auction will contribute towards the restoration of Hone Tuwhare’s crib.

The money raised will be used to restore Hone’s crib in Kaka Point and takes the Trust a significant step toward achieving its goal of establishing the first creative residency in the home and name of a Maori writer and creative.

“The Trust is very grateful for the generosity of Mitre 10, as it will enable us to undertake much needed repairs and maintenance on Hone’s crib. Mitre 10’s commitment to building is a good fit with the Trust’s commitment to building a sustainable creative future for New Zealand.” 

The auction is a regular feature of the annual Mitre 10 Awards Night, which was held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on 23 July 2015 following a 2-day trade expo.

This is a big milestone for the Tuwhare Trust, and we are so very thankful for the support.

Nga mihi mahana. XX

Dec 01 2014

Breaking ground at the Tuwhare crib – and so it begins…

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A ceremony held on Sunday November 9, 2014, at the Tuwhare Crib in Kaka Point, marked the beginning of the Tuwhare Trust’s work to restore Hone Tuwhare’s crib.

Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae, patron of the Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust, made his first ever visit to Kaka Point to break ground on the restoration project that will ultimately be the first Maori residency to be established in the home and name of a Maori writer.

Sir Jerry said he was pleased to be a part of ”giving people the opportunity to come here and sit and contemplate” and engage in creative pursuits.

The Tuwhare Trust was joined by Te Runanga o Otakou’s Kaumatua, Edward Ellison, whanau and friends of the Trust and members of the Kaka Point Community.

Following the breaking of the ground at the crib, the Trust’s next task is to complete the feasibility study and conservation plan that will guide our work on the crib, the re-build and restoration of the crib will then start as we focus on transforming the crib into a residency and the conversion of Hone’s back shed behind the crib into a studio. The Trust plans to begin this work in the coming months. Exciting times and so it begins…

Nga mihi mahana ki a koutou. XX

 

Images: Top to bottom.

1. Edward Ellison and Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae.

2. Edward Ellison, Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae, Jeanette Wikaira (Tuwhare Trust) and Rob Tuwhare (Tuwhare Trust).

3. Rob Tuwhare and Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae, having a giggle.

4. Rob Tuwhare, Stan Scott (Tuwhare Trustee) and Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae breaking ground at Hone’s crib.