Te Pūtahi - The Hub
A current focus of CILT is the establishment of a purpose built centre - Coromandel Hub - to ensure further development and sustainability of our services into the future. Since 2018 we have worked closely with the Thames Coromandel District Council to purchase land which had been earmarked for Community Development. We are very grateful for the support we have received from TCDC to realise this project.
The build is led by Steve Wilson and project managed by Ross Gamble, these two have done an amazing job of collaborating with sub contractors to keep it on track. We are hearing a lot a really positive feedback from people involved in the project and around town, it is a wonderful positive project and we are humbled by the generous support offered by the suppliers and sub contractors to keep costs down and the project moving forward.
The Hub project will provide a modern, enduring, collaborative environment where the social and community needs of the people of the Upper Coromandel Peninsula can be met; this includes community service and social support providers; meeting space and co-working facilities; and space for sports, recreation and community clubs.
To complement the delivery of social and community services it is proposed to provide hot desk space and facilities for work from home businesses, and an Impact Hub. This co-working environment will create opportunities for local entrepreneurs and small business owners to increase their work opportunities and create higher value work.
Construction begun on Stage 1 in September 2021, and is expected to be complete in October 2022.
Stage 1 is 395 square metres, and includes CILT offices, shared workspaces, tourism amenities and office space for other service providers.
HUB Build Team
Builders:
Steve Wilson - Steve Wilson Design and Build
Jack Little
Jonesy
Project Manager
Ross Gamble
Architect:
Chibnall Buckell Architects
Sub Contractors and Suppliers:
ZM Electrical
PerfectAir
SRE Electricians
Coromandel Plumbing
L. K. J. Gordge Bricklayers
Advanced Security
Alitech Windows Systems
Gallagher Group LTD
Progress Systems
James Drainage Limited
Carters Building Supplies Ltd
Coromandel ITM
Allied Concrete
Peninsula Concrete Pumping
Peninsula Concrete Laying
Peninsula Scaffolding
Roofing Industries
Kopu Engineering Limited
BCD Group Ltd
Progression
October 2023 Update:
With all this nice weather we've had recently, the finishing touches have been able to begin and CILT is getting very close to moving into the new Community Hub building. Work has begun on completing the parking lot with the asphalt finally being laid. This will hopefully be our last hurdle before being able to occupy the building.
This has been a huge project with plenty of ups and downs — the severe weather we’ve had being our biggest delay — and we are very excited to finally be able to make the move and open The Hub (Te Pūtahi) to the public!
February 2023 Update:
The building is more or less finished and it is feeling really nice inside, however with all the storms we have not been able to finish the car parking or landscaping.
We hope to have this done as soon as possible. There is a bit of work yet to do in the tourist amenity block, to get the user-pays showers operational and the laundry facilities installed.
June 2022 Update:
Builder Steve Wilson and his team are making excellent progress, despite industry wide shortages on key supplies! We have an expected completion around December 2022. (pushed out from an initial estimate of October 2022) It's looking really great and we're very excited to move into the new space as soon as it's complete.
October 2023
Almost finished!
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February 2023
The building is mostly complete, We are now just waiting on fine weather to finish the carparks and landscaping.
February 2023
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May 2022
Ready for cladding!
May 2022
May 2022
Ready for Joinery and Cladding
Looking through the main reception.
framing taking shape, January 2022
framing taking shape, January 2022
May 2022
May 2022
Murray Peters from Patukirikiri Iwi turning the first sod. September 30th 2021
Earthworks beginning. October 2021
Boxing laid out ready for the 'Raft Slab'
Foundations nearing completion
Confirmed Funding Sources
$500,000 - Lotteries Community Facilities Fund Grant.
$574,000 - Trust Waikato
$531,017 - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
$552,000 - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Tourism Infrastructure Fund
$175,000 - Thames Coromandel District Council
$140,000 - NZ Community Trust
$100,000 - Grant from DV Bryant Trust
$80,000 - Len Reynolds Trust
$50,000 - Downer/Powerco
$50,000 - Grant from DV Bryant Trust
$50,000 - Coromandel Budget Advisory Services
$30,000 - Gallagher Group Limited (In Kind Support)
$355,000 - Indicative funding to be confirmed
$70,499 - MSD Heartlands
$50,000 - Aotearoa Gaming Trust
$12,000 - Grant from SPAN Trust
$759,499 - CILT Working Capital
Construction Progress
October 2023 - Work has begun on the carpark.
October 2022 - The building is getting close to completion!
October 2022 - The Carpet and Flooring has been laid and the kitchen installed, and External footpaths and concreting is being poured.
September 2022 - Internal Painting completed
July 2022 - Internal windows and doors installed
July 2022 - External cladding.
July 2022 - The building is watertight! Now that the windows and doors are in, the building is sealed off from the elements.
July 2022 - External Joinery fitted and glass installed.
June 2022 - Insulation and external cladding begins to go up.
April 2022 - Working with Gallagher Group to develop custom access control system for Tourism Amenities
April 2022 - First wiring fit out - including data, security system, power and lighting.
March 2022 - The roof is on!
January 2022 - Framing completed
November 2022 - Raft slab foundation complete
October 2021 - Builder Steve Wilson begins construction on site
October 4th 2021 - Earthworks begin on Site - Work undertaken by James Drainage
September 30th 2021 - HURI HURI WHENUA - Soil Turning Ceremony to signal the beginning of construction. Murray Peters from Patukirirkiri Iwi turns the first sod.
Planning and Funding Progress
October 2022 - The building is nearing completion, so we're beginning planning an opening ceremony for December 2022
April 2022 - Partnership with Gallagher Group - Sponsoring door security access system (Valued at $55k+)
April 2022 - Appplication to Tourism Infrastructure Fund for further funding
May 2021 - 2nd Appliction to PGF declined
April 2021 - An additional $50,000 grant from DV Bryant Trust
March 2021 - $80,000 grant received from Len Reynolds Trust
March 2021 - Total site owned and leased by CILT is 8300sq/m
February 2021 - Stage One is now revised to 395sq/m, with Stage Two being 500sq/m
December 2020 - CILT received the welcome news of a $500,000 grant from the Lotteries Community Facilities Fund.
This allows us to proceed with final designs for Stage One of our hub building, and construction is planned to begin in May 2021.
November 2020 - Resource consent variation received.
September 2020 - TCDC approves a 5 year lease of 100 Pound Street to CILT for native plant nursery project, adjacent to the Hub.
September 2020 - Trust Waikato grants 1 year extension of funding
August 2020 - Budget revised from 4,995,000 to 2,218,180
August 2020 - Building size revised to 356 sq/m, with a planned second stage of an additional 240 sq/m to be added in the future
August 2020 - TCDC gazetted rezoning of adjacent depot site for community use.
June 2020 - TCDC support for rezoning of adjacent land for community use (currently used as a depot)
March 30 2020 - Resource consent Granted.
November 2019 - PGF application declined.
October 31 2019 - Resource consent submitted.
August 28 2019 - Land Transferred to CILT from TCDC
July 2019 - 531,000 confirmed to go towards tourism amenities.
July 2019 - Ground core samples taken for analysis
June 2019 - Application to Provincial Growth Fund
May 2019 - Community consultation, funding applications and design ideas continue.
April 2019 - Funding application to Tourism Infrastructure Fund for public amenities.
March 2019 - Strong support from Coromandel business community incl. Acqaculture, Tourism and Hospitality industries
February 2019 - Thames Coromandel District Council resolve to transfer land at Pound Street to CILT for Hub
January 2019 - Discussions underway with preferred Architect and design requirements being fine tuned
December 2018 - Concept Plans received from Architects
September 2018: We have engaged with 3 architects, and are anticipating concept designs from them soon.
August 2018. Trust Waikato has granted $574,000 towards the project.
July 2018: Feasibility Study completed, read it here
Resources
Background information and links:
CILT Capital Projects History - click here
Advantages of Co-Working spaces for small business owners: click here
Impact Hub Inverness - Scotland. A great example of a successful Impact Hub, where our former Executive Trustee, Mike Noonan Visited in 2017 on a research trip. http://inverness.impacthub.net
