Site confirmed

We’ve chosen the site, so it's now time to get planning the new community hub for Tapawera.

The hub is earmarked for a site north of Matai Crescent between the Four Square and the skatepark.

It was one of three Council reserve sites that had been considered after due diligence raised some reasonable challenges with the original community proposed purchase and demolition of the current Tapawera Community Centre.

What's next?

The next step is to appoint the design team to gather ideas and come up with a preliminary design with guidance from the Tapawera community.

We hope to have a concept plan available early next year, when we’ll ask the community for further input.

All going well, and provided funding targets can be achieved, work on site could begin before the end of next year.

What's the cost?

A total of $2.68 million has been allowed for the hub in our 10-Year Plan, with the community required to come up with $900,000 to contribute to the facility, $510,000 of which has already been provided by the Department of Internal Affairs.