"The Wananga at Te Ara is a welcome second major building for the Ōtaki-based college, weaving mauri ora into the learning experience through careful placement of major spaces and the bold featuring of the superb quality carvings of Te Whetu Marama o te Ata Kereama," the jury said.
Masterfully designed by Tennent Brown, this stunning timber façade uses Vulcan Screening, chosen for its stability and weathering characteristics.
Te Ara a Tāwhaki is a new building as part of Te Wānanga o Raukawa (a unique learning laboratory specifically for Māori), housing the library, main lecture theatre, student services and student hub.
Read more on this award-winning project here.
Abodo® Vulcan is now available through Weaverbird Wood Co, giving California’s architecture and design community a new way specify high-performance timber.
An enhanced Protector coating formulation, is being rolled out. Factory coating of the new Protector in Patina, Teak, Straw, Nero, Natural, Walnut, White, and Clear is now happening.
A new distributor in Abodo’s North American Architectural partner network.
Responding to customer demand for greater fixing depth, builders will get an extra 10mm where they need it most. Replacing the 65mm, the new 75mm Cladding Screw is arriving in September 2026.