Iona College boasts two new buildings that are among the best in the country.
The Havelock North School will have two of its structures vying for the 2015 New Zealand Architecture Awards.
The awards cover all building types designed by the country's architects. Three of the shortlisted buildings are in Hawke's Bay: Monica Loves Caf in Napier, and the Information Resource Centre and Blyth Performing Arts Centre at Iona.
There are 46 buildings shortlisted in the awards programme that finds New Zealand's top buildings. They range from house alterations to a police station and from traffic interchanges to an art gallery. Buck House, a celebrated home in Havelock North designed by the late Sir Ian Athfield, is also nominated in the Enduring Architecture Award, a category that acknowledges buildings that have given excellent service for at least 25 years.