2021 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards Winner
Former Putāruru Post Office (1970)
An iconic building in the centre of Putāruru, the Putāruru Post Office is a beacon of modernist architecture in New Zealand. Inspired by the Palazetto dello Sport in Rome, this once civic building embodies a bold and innovative approach to architecture with its vaulted arches and radial floor plan. Already listed as an historic building in the South Waikato District Plan, this ode to modernism is a celebrated example of how architecture can create and shape public space and be treasured by a small regional community.
