Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is officially opening Scion's new innovation building.
Ardern is joined by Research, Science & Innovation Minister Megan Woods, and 500 guests to open Te Whare Nui o Tuteata, a name gifted by Ngā Hapū e Toru who hold mana over the whenua.
Formalities have begun at the site with a pōhiri for Scion staff, dignitaries and invited guests.
Scion has been the centre of New Zealand's forestry sector for more than 70 years.
![Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the official opening of Scion's new innovation building Te Whare Nui o Tuteata. Photo / Andrew Warner](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/4VT46I2IAUMNGEQFD75JH3XYAY.jpg?auth=f4bfb63b2e36a58c36c044fad0eadd902edf84665ae8dda1525c7dba5f0bb3f2&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)