Green Light For Motueka Skatepark Upgrade

NZCT has awarded a grant of $60,000 towards completing the Motueka Skatepark upgrade.

Communications Officer Darryn Palmer says - "There’s been an extremely positive reaction from social media users to the news that work is about to begin on Motueka skatepark"

"We needed $370,000 to pay for the upgrade and this grant for the final $60,000 from NZCT means construction work will begin in April."

The project has been in the pipeline since 2018 when a group of BMX riders came to us asking for something a little more extreme at the twenty-year-old park on Old Wharf Road.

We then asked people in the community what they’d like to see incorporated into the facility and a preliminary design was put together.

This was tweaked to cater for multiple types of use, including skaters and scooter riders and all levels of experience. Resource consent was successfully applied for and the final design for this community asset was drawn up.

Additional funding is made up of $50,000 from Motueka Ward Reserves Financial Contributions, $40,000 from the Motueka Community Board, $80,000 from the Rātā Foundation, and $142,000 from the Lottery Community Facilities Fund.

"Now that the final money has come through, all systems are go for a full revamp of our skatepark, which will even feature a miniature volcano at its centre!"