A corner site on the main street of Kaikohe has been cleared just one month after demolition began to make way for the new Kaikohe Library and Civic Hub, which is set to transform the town centre.
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Far North District Council’s (FNDC) service centre in Kerikeri will be relocating from the John Butler Centre on Kerikeri Road to nearby Procter Library next year.

It may be the end of an era for two well-known buildings on the corner of Broadway and Raihara streets in Kaikohe, but high-value material from the demolition site will continue to contribute to the town’s economy.
One week after demolition began, the corner site where Broadway meets Raihara Street has been cleared to make way for what will become the location of a new library for Kaikohe.

Motorists and pedestrians in the area are asked to take care as works start today (Monday 15 July) to demolish vacant buildings where a new library for Kaikohe will be built.
A building project that promises to transform the centre of Kaikohe was officially launched this morning by iwi and hapū, community leaders and council representatives.

A new library building in Kaikohe is one step closer with tenders now open for the contract to demolish buildings on the sites that once housed Save Mart second-hand shop and Petersen Motors show room. Tenders for the demolition process will close on Thursday 6 June.