Hopuhopu Innovation Hub
Ko Tainui Te Waka, Ko Taupiri Te Maunga,
Ko Waikato Te Awa, Ko Pootatau Te Wherowhero Te Tangata
He Piko, He Taniwha, He Piko He Taniwha
Waikato Taniwharau
Waikato-Tainui Niho Taniwha
Connecting People, Culture & Place- A place that speaks uniquely of Waikato Tainui
- A place that connects Waikato Tainui to each other, to the community and out to the world
- A place that connects our past, present and future
Celebrating the Whenua
- Celebrating the Whenua Supporting strong connectivity between people, land and awa
- Restoring and healing the land and it's ecology
- Communicating Waikato Tainui's role as kaitiaki
Welcoming you Home
- An environment of welcome and unity
- An environment for people - where everyone can feel at home
- An environment that is accessible and safe, approachable and easy to navigate
Nurturing a Resilient Community
- Promoting diversity and supporting agility across precinct activities and experiences
- Create access to a range of learning, working and living opportunities and resources
- Designing for future growth and long term sustainability through flexible planning and design
- Each stage of the development design to support a 'complete community' that can grow over time
Native nursery
Actively reflects Waikato Tainui's role as Kaitiaki in how it functions, looks and interacts with the whenua
Achieving a careful balance between environmental, cultural and commercial self- sustainability
Prioritising a nurturing environment for people and ecology - through active training opportunities and successful ecologically sound commercial practice
Operating as a social, cultural and environmental ecosystem through day to day processes and active connectivity between people and whenua
Social housing
A stable, supportive, whanau focused environment and community network - designed to create positive connects between people
Fit for the site, context and Waikato Tainui's people, with a long term view of sustainability
Offering variety and choice, an environment that provides for a range of housing needs
Providing physical and emotional comfort - warm, dry, safe, connected, supported
Maintenance zone
The Maintenance Building is one of several facilities identified in the Hopuhopu Innovation Hub Master Plan to be built at Hopuhopu.
An opportunity has been made available to submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) for the design and construction of the Hopuhopu Hub Maintenance Project/Facility.
Sports & Recreation Precinct
Connecting people with a diverse range of activities, events & experiences - sports/culture/community/ business etc.
Whanau focused - supporting sport & activity for our tamariki
Developed with a Multipurpose Focus (avoid single use functionality)
Hosting events at different scales
(enabling flexibility/agility)
Promoting Tainui-tanga- uniquely welcoming hospitality, uniquely Waikato