New toilet buildings for Mangawhai and Maungaturoto craned into place

29 Apr, 2022

Projects to install new toilets in Mangawhai and Maungaturoto reached milestones recently, as the new facilities were delivered to their sites. In Mangawhai, the new toilets were delivered to the site at Alamar Crescent, near the boat ramp, on April 14. The new toilets in Maungaturoto were craned into place beside SH12 before dawn on Wednesday April 27.

Work is ongoing to connect the new toilets at both sites and construction is scheduled for completion in mid-May, followed by a formal opening.

Once completed, the facilities will both feature artwork that celebrates Mangawhai and Maungaturoto’s natural environments. In Mangawhai, artist Thijs de Koning will complete a mural for the toilets, starting his work in May. Thijs was selected after a call for proposals from experienced artists and his work can be seen at the Mangawhai Activity Zone.

Contractor Permaloo will wrap the Maungaturoto toilet building with an image by local artist Richard Moore featuring a kereru and the Maungaturoto landscape.

Partial funding for the toilets was provided by the Tourism Infrastructure Fund administered by the Ministry of Innovation and Employment.

A crane delivers the new toilet building to the site at Alamar Crescent. PHOTO/SUPPLIED