Teenaa koutou and welcome to the Hoongongoi-July 2024 edition of the Waikato Regional Theatre Construction Update.
Progress on site
Highlights from the last month.
Removal of the bamboo and banana trees blocking the view to the river.
Completion of the L3 shear walls in main auditorium.
Commencing installation of the timber to the structural steel of the blade walls (circled below).
Commencing installation of the structural steel which will support the ‘fly tower’ above the stage, which is where scenery and stage fronts are hung so they can be ‘flown in and out’ during a show.
Erection of internal frames and partitions – these will eventually form the internal walls.
Continuation of installation of services across the site.
Significant events coming up
The following progress is expected to occur in the next month.
Continuation of steel installation across the site – both structural and secondary.
Continuation of services installation.
Progression of the blade wall forms.
The Waikato Regional Theatre site in early June.
Overall Programme
The WRT’s construction programme has been updated as follows.
Site Set Up Completed
Demo Completed
Earthworks Completed
Foundations Completed
Structure Commenced - Due for Completion early 2025
Envelope Commenced - Due for Completion mid 2025
Construction Completion Due for Completion 2025
Fit out and Commissioning Due for Completion 2025.
Communications
Foster Construction team email for any queries relating to this project - queries.wrt@fosters.co.nz.
About this Update
These Waikato Regional Theatre Construction Updates are produced by Graeme Ward and Georgia Osman from RDT Pacific, the Theatre’s Overall Project Manager, assisted by Mark Servian from Momentum Waikato, their Communications and Marketing Manager.
These newsletter issues are posted at the website waikatoregionaltheatre.co.nz – the dedicated web address for construction news and contacts, separate from Momentum Waikato’s theatre community and fundraising site sharethestage.co.nz.