Now the work has started. It’s going to be quite a thing for little old Punakaiki, there’s even a 100-tonne crane moving in to help.
What’s really cool too is there’s some locals who’ve got work on the build through to when it finishes in September next year.
And our mates at Conservation Volunteers down the road have been helping out by gathering seeds and seedlings for the green roof which is going on the Centre. Awesome.
If you’re in Punakaiki the Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre will be open as always – nothing changes with that till the new build is finished and the Visitor Centre moves in there.
But watch this space…it’s definitely going to be an eye-catching addition to Punakaiki.