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KENDON-STRONG MAF CENTRE
from MAF NZ Annual Report 2022
by MAF NZ
It has been a two-year journey, since January 2021, to establish the new Kendon-Strong MAF Centre at Tauranga Airport
Until the renovations began in August 2022, the office functioned from the top floor of the Centre but during the renovation, staff needed to work primarily from home.
As mentioned in the CEO’s report, I am very grateful for the voluntary help provided by MMM to help get the renovation completed in a timely manner. Due to current building regulations the project was significantly bigger than first anticipated especially in regard to fire protection and ventilation. I was more involved in project management than I had anticipated, to ensure the project was completed in good time If you have been to visit the Centre then I am sure you will agree with me, that what we have ended up with is quite significant and skillfully done. This facility will provide for us for many years to come.
I praise the Lord for His provision of finance to both purchase the property and complete the renovation Thanks also goes to all who volunteered and gave of many hours of free service to ensure we were completed.
The hangar provides not only for our Cessna 206 aircraft but for three other airplanes that yield rent which pays for the lease on the land and insurance on the building
Part of the vision of the Centre was to be “ open for business” so that people could come and visit us to see and hear the MAF story. Already in the two years that the Centre has been open, we have had several visiting individuals and groups. This includes the Boys and Girls Rally, a youth group from Auckland and local and out-of-town Life Groups. We have also made the facility available for aviation industry people to use the boardroom for meetings. We already have had several MAF families on home assignment stay in the apartment and those doing training. In particular the whole hangar space was used in January 2023 for the HEAT Course (Hostile Environment Awareness Training).
We invite anyone to bring your group to visit the Centre, to view the MAF airplane, view a MAF video and hear the MAF story. We love the opportunity of sharing and engaging with you.
