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Construction of Te Whare Manaaki - The Welcome Place 2019

  • Subfloor, early May 2019
  • Subfloor showing line where building will be cut
  • Late May 2019
  • Walk through, September 2019
  • "The Chapel"
  • Interior painted, early October 2019
  • Looking towards the western end
  • Exterior painted, mid October 2019
  • West and south side
  • North and east side. Building will be cut between toilet windows
  • Kitchen units installed
  • Site work begins, 17 October
  • Fencing, 19 October
  • Jacking up ready for transport, 21 October
  • Building cut for transport
  • Here comes the truck
  • On the move
  • Arrival 22 October, 5.30am
  • Backed into place
  • Second section arrives and is propped up
  • By 6.45am it's all done
  • New foundations almost ready, 23 October
  • Hydraulic jacks in place, 23 October
  • Lowering down, 24 October
  • Almost there!
  • Foundations ready for the office section
  • Preparing to move the office, 25 October
  • Rotating...
  • Almost there
  • Finished!
  • Office from the back
  • 25 October
  • 25 October
  • 25 October
  • The doors reflect the church windows
  • Installing power
  • Piles for ramp - early November
  • Deck and ramp mostly complete, church stormwater being connected
  • Concreting completed - mid December
  • Main room
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchen before dishwasher installed
  • Sliding doors
  • "The Chapel"
  • Toilets