The MTG Hawke’s Bay Regional Research and Archive Centre, set to be home to over 90,000 regional treasures in Hastings, will be wrapped in korowai of metal feathers.
The MTG Foundation says the project is a chance for the community to leave a legacy on the building and Hawke’s Bay in general.
It is offering businesses, families, and community groups a chance to donate $10,000 and have a name laser engraved onto a 6m-tall steel huia, toroa, or kura feather.
Chairwoman Jeanette Kelly said the building on the corner of Hastings Street North and Queen St East was still under construction and the foundation was in the final fundraising phase for the feathers.
The foundation was a quarter of the way through collecting names and could engrave 80 names on 40 feathers.