The smiles were wide on Saturday 27th January 2024, among the long serving, stalwart volunteers, who assembled to finally and officially bless and open the new home of the Waterwheel Historic Trust, just off State Highway 30, on the Kawerau Road. Now to be known as the Waterwheel Heritage Park. After many obstacles, including the extremely wet winter and spring of 2022, summer and autumn of 2023, and the ever-changing requirements of local government compliance, the doors were firmly flung OPEN! A well displayed range of early equipment and articles were able to be viewed and admired by those present.