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Note: This article was originally part of the Tauranga Memories website (2011-2020). To your right the 'Archived Kete Link', if present, will take you to a snapshot of the original record. Tauranga Memories was made of several focus areas, called 'baskets'. This article was part of the Historic Village 17th Avenue Tauranga basket and uploaded to http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/historic_village_17th_avenue_tauranga/topics/show/74 by a Tauranga City Libraries site administrator on 6/07/2011. DescriptionToday

Today the Village is a vibrant, unique, alternative retail and events destination supporting a welcoming, cost-effective facility to house not-for-profit community groups.

Over 50 dynamic organisations are based at the Village, from local artists to photographers, to national community organisations.

History

The Village opened in 1977, originally the site of the Tauranga Museum, where thousands of visitors enjoyed their unique visit into the past.

In August 1998 the site was taken over by the Compass Community Trust and reborn as the “Community” Village.

During that time considerable refurbishment and redevelopment took place to enable the Village to become a multi-functional community facility, whilst retaining its colonial atmosphere.

It became home to many of the regions' charitable and not-for-profit organisations and provided halls and meeting rooms for exhibitions and special events.

In 2005 Tauranga City Council took over ownership of the Village This article underwent 2 edits. Editors included Tauranga City Libraries Staff (Bev Hodges). The original license was: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 New Zealand License. Please note that articles on Tauranga Memories were often uploaded on behalf of a member of the public, meaning sometimes the author is misattributed to a library staff member. Please contact us if this is the case for an article you authored.

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OrganisationsTauranga Memories (2011-2021) - OrganisationsKeywordsHistoric Village

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