A community hub for art, health and wellbeing.

The Old School Te Kura Tawhito was officially opened on the ex Central New Brighton School site in September 2017. Residents included a wonderful array of community groups, artists, and health and wellbeing practitioners, offering a diverse range of activities and classes to the community. 

Central New Brighton School proudly played a fundamental role in the New Brighton community for 125 years, and its closure impacted a great deal of people.  Renew Brighton was offered the Central New Brighton School site in 2017, on behalf of the New Brighton community, whilst the longer term future of the site was determined. Over time a series of community workshops with many individuals and groups, expressed an interest in using the site for different activities, but with the current economic impact it was decided to sell the land to a housing developer to help establish more affordable housing opportunities within the community.