An upmarket venue and accommodation centre is being developed beside the Rangitikei River at Mangaweka.
Awastone Lodge will be a conference centre, wedding venue and family holiday getaway. It's scheduled to host it's first big wedding for up to 60 people in January 2014.
Mangaweka couple Tricia and Paul Eames
have owned the property nestled on the edge of the Rangitikei River for two years and have already got a caravan park and campsite set up.
Mrs Eames said the plan was to build an events centre incorporating a large bar/restaurant venue and comfortable family accommodation, all using sustainable materials.
They hope to have accommodation for 24 people a night, she said. "The systems we are building are looking to the future by using sustainable resources for many of our services."
