Tasman District Council
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recognise the fundamental importance of community facilities to community wellbeing by voting sufficient funding annually.
Ensure the establishment of the bike skills park by the Mountain Bike Club in Motupipi Street and progress the Pakawau Playground to completion.
Extend the museum to accommodate the Anaweka waka.
Continue supporting the Tākaka–Collingwood Trail as a corridor for safe biking, walking and exercising dogs.
Support the exhibition centre for the Anaweka Waka as it will be a national taonga and a visitor magnet.
Use common sense for the Tākaka Village Green and respect that the community gifted the land to council for safekeeping without more bureaucracy.
Upgrade local parks with native plantings to boost community wellbeing while keeping costs within debt limits by 2026.
Support community festivals using low-carbon infrastructure and volunteer programmes to reduce council spending by 2026.
Renovate pools and halls prioritising energy efficiency to lower long-term rates and environmental impact by 2027.
Recognise the fundamental importance of community facilities to community wellbeing by voting sufficient funding annually.
Ensure the establishment of the bike skills park by the Mountain Bike Club in Motupipi Street and progress the Pakawau Playground to completion.
Extend the museum to accommodate the Anaweka waka.
Continue supporting the Tākaka–Collingwood Trail as a corridor for safe biking, walking and exercising dogs.
Support the exhibition centre for the Anaweka Waka as it will be a national taonga and a visitor magnet.
Use common sense for the Tākaka Village Green and respect that the community gifted the land to council for safekeeping without more bureaucracy.
Upgrade local parks with native plantings to boost community wellbeing while keeping costs within debt limits by 2026.
Support community festivals using low-carbon infrastructure and volunteer programmes to reduce council spending by 2026.
Renovate pools and halls prioritising energy efficiency to lower long-term rates and environmental impact by 2027.
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