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It’s a wrap! Council receives final report on gallery redevelopment

Published on 31 July 2025

Whanganui ratepayers will contribute $26.08 million toward the recently completed Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment – representing less than a third of the $79.4 million total project cost. Two-thirds of the cost of the gallery redevelopment was met through the efforts of fundraisers.

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Update on costs provided as gallery project nears completion

Published on 24 September 2024

A breakdown of factors that have contributed to cost increases for of the Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment was presented to Whanganui District Council’s Operations and Performance Committee this week ahead of the gallery’s opening date on 9 November 2024.

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Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery reveals opening date

Published on 13 June 2024

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery announced today that it will open to the public on Saturday 9 November 2024. The newly reimagined art gallery, designed by Warren and Mahoney, is set to be one of the most significant new cultural openings in Aotearoa New Zealand this year.

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Sarjeant Gallery café call for operators

Published on 15 May 2023

Whanganui District Council is seeking expressions of interest for suitable café operators for the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui redevelopment

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New director announced for Sarjeant Gallery

Published on 22 December 2022

Andrew Clifford, currently director of Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery in West Auckland, has been appointed to the role of director of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui.

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Sarjeant on the move - gallery relocation plans announced

Published on 12 December 2022

Sarjeant on the Quay, the Sarjeant Gallery’s temporary home since 2014, will close its doors at the end of June 2023 in advance of the gallery reopening at Pukenamu Queen’s Park in 2024, the Sarjeant’s 105th year

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Sarjeant director heads to new role in Auckland

Published on 28 September 2022

Greg Anderson, director of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui has been appointed to a new role as Deputy Director Operations at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.

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New look for Sarjeant Gallery extension façade

Published on 24 August 2022

Whanganui district councillors have endorsed a change of design and material for the façade of the Sarjeant Gallery’s new extension wing, Te Pātaka o Sir Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa, and given the green light for new materials to be ordered.

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New Sarjeant timeline released – cost to rise by $9.4M

Published on 11 March 2022

The cost of the Sarjeant Gallery Redevelopment is projected to increase says Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall, mainly due to time delays that will push completion past March 2023 to the end of that year.

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$12 million Government support for Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment

Published on 02 July 2020

An additional $12 million has been allocated to Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment project from a Government infrastructure fund created in response to COVID-19

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It’s a wrap! Council receives final report on gallery redevelopment

Update on costs provided as gallery project nears completion

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery reveals opening date

Sarjeant Gallery café call for operators

New director announced for Sarjeant Gallery

Sarjeant on the move - gallery relocation plans announced

Sarjeant director heads to new role in Auckland

New look for Sarjeant Gallery extension façade

New Sarjeant timeline released – cost to rise by $9.4M

$12 million Government support for Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment

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