Takanini Gurdwara
History
Auckland's first gurdwara, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Sikh Sangat opened on Princes Street near Ōtāhuhu town centre in 1986. Under the management of the New Zealand Sikh Society Auckland, formed on 6 June 1982, now the Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand, the Ōtāhuhu Gurdwara and Sikh community flourished. With the guidance of an advisory committee formed in 2001, the Society purchased 3.5 hectares of land on Takanini School Road and laid the foundation stone for a new gurdwara on 11 August 2002. The Gurdwara was officially opened on 13 March 2005 in the presence of Prime Minister Helen Clark.
References
- ^ Stewart, Indira. "Sikh temple a community hub open to all". Our Auckland. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Wayne. "Foundations laid for new Sikh temple". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Young, Audrey. "NZ First a worry for National". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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