The Network Waitaki Event Centre is officially open for business. A mihi whakatau was held on Saturday morning to officially open the centre, with more than 300 people attending. Waitaki Event Centre Trust chairman Kevin Malcolm said officially opening the event centre was "exceptionally emotional". "It’s been a lot of hard work and the rally of the community to support it ... it’s been a powerful ride. "The result here today, to see so many people for an opening so early in the morning and so many people now will be going to enjoy it, is just incredible." The opening was the first time members of the public were able to go inside and see the event centre in its entirety. "We’ve just seen a white shell, haven’t we? "From a pile of gravel to a white shell, it’s all happened within a 13-month build time.…