Waikato Business News April/May 2023

24 NEW HOME FOR ACC
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS, APRIL/MAY 2023
TGH delivers
striking new
Waikato home
for ACC
Mayor Paula Southgate, TGC chair Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’úa, ACC CEO Megan Main, Kiingi
Tuheitia, ACC chair Hon. Steve Maharey, Te Whakakitenga chair Parekawhia McLean, TGC
CEO Chris Joblin, Te Arataura chair Tukoroirangi Morgan, Waikato-Tainui CEO Donna Flavell
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The striking new regional offices
developed by Tainui Group Holdings for
the Accident Compensation Corporation
(ACC) were recently opened.
Kiingi Tuheitia also
unveiled the new
name for the building
- Amohia Ake. The name
takes its significance from a
Waikato-Tainui tongikura
(saying), “Amohia ake te ora o
te iwi, ka puta ki te whei ao -
the wellbeing of the people is
paramount.”
The 8,500 square metre
offices, in three distinctive
pavilions bearing Waikato-Tainui
tribal designs, will
initially accommodate around
800 ACC staff, bringing
together two existing Hamilton
offices for ACC.
Te Whakakitenga o
Waikato, the Waikato-Tainui
parliament chair Parekawhia
McLean says the new home
for ACC in Hamilton is a
case study in the successful
commercial development of
whenua that came back to the
iwi through the 1995 settlement
process, and will produce
benefits for all.
“Waikato-Tainui has
proudly developed this whare
as a long-term home for the
hard-working kaimahi (staff)
of ACC in a way that benefits
ACC, Hamilton, our wider
region and Waikato-Tainui
itself.”
Ownership of the underlying
whenua, which is a former
maara kai or vegetable
garden in pre-colonial days is
retained by Waikato-Tainui,
with ACC taking a long-term
lease over the new offices.
The Minister for ACC
Peeni Henare says this is a
significant development for
both Waikato-Tainui and
ACC.
“I’m delighted to see the
culmination of this iwi and
crown partnership and the
vibrancy this will bring to the
local CBD in the post-COVID
era.”
ACC chief executive Megan
Main says the new office provides
an opportunity for ACC
kaimahi to work together in
the CBD.
“This new long-term home
brings together around 800
people who were previously
working from two offices. The
new space is in the heart of
this important community,
close to transport links and
provides a great base for our
work to improve lives every
day.”
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