![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a fun, unstructured, affordable activity that promotes being active and creative in suitable outdoor environments. Skating provides physical, mental and social benefits. Skating is an accessible and inclusive activity, with active participants from a range of demographics, gender and backgrounds. The skating industry has told us more people have been taking up surfing and skateboarding in Tauranga since the addition of these sports to the Olympic programme. Tauranga has a long history of being one of Aotearoa’s favourite surfing destinations. This ‘brand’ of outdoor adventure sports also includes skateboarding and other roller sports and is important to the people of Tauranga. scootering, skateboarding, BMX, inline and roller skating. Our growing skater community has told us our existing skate facilities are outdated and don’t provide for different skating experiences i.e. Through the Long-term Plan we have funding allocated for the upgrade of existing skate facilities and a contribution towards a destination skatepark. Why is Council building a destination skatepark? The community design group met in February 2022 for the first of a series of design workshops. It is also designed with other park amenities such as landscaping, toilets, seating, drinking foundations, shade sails and a barbecue so it’s a place where people will want to come and stay, as opposed to being purely a technical skatepark for roller users. Stand out features of the destination skatepark will include a flow bowl, a surf/skate ditch and competition style stairs, and a street skate area.
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