The Timber Museum of New Zealand Trust took over the management and development of the museum on April 1 2007 and have plans to transform the museum into an iconic Heritage Park.
This concept was presented to Council in July 2007. In October 2007 the SWDC allocated $600,000 towards the development of a Heritage Park.
Currently, the Timber Museum of New Zealand is working through the National Services Te Paerangi, New Zealand Museums Standards Scheme, consultation with the extended community through public forums and meetings with community interest groups, and working towards a closer involvement with Ngati Raukawa through the Raukawa Trust Board.
Through liaison with experts from the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute, and Te Papa National Services terms of reference for a feasibility study are being collated. Preliminary meetings have been held with Building, Health, Planning Regulatory Staff and Transit New Zealand. After the completion of these processes a formal consultation will be carried out and a feasibility report undertaken.
From there the Trust will evaluate feedback, and enact a formal programme of site works, construction, costs and funding.
The goal is to complete the project by June 2011, however, this is a tentative date dependent on the completion of the above processes.
The Timber Museum of New Zealand Trust's objective is to create a unique attraction telling the story of the development of the Timber Industry within the South Waikato over the past 104 years through physical and interactive exhibits.
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