The building project took just eight months because the 19 modules were constructed in Wellington then trucked to the site and pieced together.
Alexa Cook is a Hawke's Bay & Tairāwhiti Correspondent at RNZ. She specializes in agriculture and farming, construction and real estate, and regional interest stories, with a keen focus on farm management, farming equipment, and organic farming. Alexa has been featured in The Post, Newshub, New Zealand Herald, and RNZ, and was named News Journalist of the Year in 2024.









