Located in the Waipa district, Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari is a 3,363-hectare mountain reserve surrounded by a 47km predator-proof fence. As one of the country’s foremost ecological islands, the sanctuary plays an important role in protecting native species, restoring biodiversity, and sharing conservation education with individuals, schools, tertiary groups and the wider community.
Through our ongoing sponsorship, APL Window Solutions supports Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s Ecological and Cultural Restoration Project. This support includes annual funding in exchange for biodiversity credits under a scheme developed by carbon management and certification company Ekos, helping contribute to the sanctuary’s wider conservation, restoration and education goals.
Our connection to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari also extends to the Manu Korokii Education Centre, a purpose-built facility designed to support the sanctuary’s conservation education programme. The centre provides an important space for learning, storytelling and community engagement, helping visitors better understand the ecological and cultural significance of the maunga.
APL contributed windows and doors for the centre with high-performing Metro Series products, the project was designed by Antanas Procuta of PAUA Architects. The windows and doors were manufactured by Wight Aluminium, part of the Vantage network, and included high-level opening sashes operated electronically from below. The joinery was supplied in Duratec Matt Black powdercoat, with double-glazing provided by Architectural Glass Products (AGP).
The name Manu Korokii was gifted by Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, reflecting the flight of a songbird and the mātauranga, or knowledge, shared through Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s education facilitators, as well as the manu that sing across the maunga.
