With a vision for 1,000 markers for reflection to last 1,000 years, Paererewā has been established to create thresholds between the everyday and something deeper - places to sit or rest that encourage us to reflect and think longer-term.
Kei tukua koe kā rongo | In stillness we sense
Kei aro koe kā mārama | In presence we hear
Kei tūhono koe kā oho | In connection we are conscious
Latest stories
The Blenheim Pae: the form the community already knew
Most Pae begin with a place. This one began with a community, and a gathering platform the Pacific already knew but the internet barely does.
Meet Hatch Workshop, the designers of the Blenheim Pae
Hannah Broatch and Mason Rattray design slowly, and on purpose. Meet the studio behind the Blenheim Pae.
Interlude: Behind the Scenes
The two years of work you don't see behind Interlude: a cold email to London, a hunt for the right stone, 100 hours of cutting through the night.
Explore the Pae network of places - from those suggested by our community to those that are complete.
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A Pae comes to be when someone backs it. Suggest a place that deserves one, help fund a Pae, or just follow along as a thousand places take shape.
Get involvedAbout Paererewā
Paererewā is a New Zealand registered Charitable Trust established to catalyse and deliver 1,000 meaningful benches across Aotearoa New Zealand.
The role of design
Design is not decoration applied at the end of that process; it is the process.
Our Thinking
We wish to invite people and communities to engage in long-term thinking about the future of meaningful places.
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