Whakatāne 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.
Start functional and maintenance upgrades on Rex Morpeth Recreational Hub to ensure it is viable for community sports and arts needs.
Support much-loved public facilities such as the aquatic centre and library while maximising efficiency and reducing spending where possible.
Promote accessible sport and recreation facilities and events that encourage active lifestyles and community well-being for all ages.
Promote Whakatane art and culture and support local artists through promotion and public events.
Reinvest savings on running costs to provide free entry to the aquatic centre for local school children.
Implement the recently developed arts strategy.
Find external funders for the Rex Morpeth redevelopment upgrade to minimise loan funding through rates.
Support community events and festivals where possible to create a town that people want to live in.
Implement the recently developed arts strategy.
Find external funders for the Rex Morpeth redevelopment upgrade to minimise loan funding through rates.
Support community events and festivals where possible to create a town that people want to live in.
Acknowledge the overwhelming support for the RMH development during the long term plan submissions and remind that the cost in 2015 was ten point five million dollars.
Maintain public ownership of parks, pools, museums, libraries and the camping ground and push back on calls for the assets to be sold.
Recognise sports and arts as community activities essential for building relationships and community well being that cannot be cancelled.
Start functional and maintenance upgrades on Rex Morpeth Recreational Hub to ensure it is viable for community sports and arts needs.
Support much-loved public facilities such as the aquatic centre and library while maximising efficiency and reducing spending where possible.
Promote accessible sport and recreation facilities and events that encourage active lifestyles and community well-being for all ages.
Promote Whakatane art and culture and support local artists through promotion and public events.
Reinvest savings on running costs to provide free entry to the aquatic centre for local school children.
Implement the recently developed arts strategy.
Find external funders for the Rex Morpeth redevelopment upgrade to minimise loan funding through rates.
Support community events and festivals where possible to create a town that people want to live in.
Implement the recently developed arts strategy.
Find external funders for the Rex Morpeth redevelopment upgrade to minimise loan funding through rates.
Support community events and festivals where possible to create a town that people want to live in.
Acknowledge the overwhelming support for the RMH development during the long term plan submissions and remind that the cost in 2015 was ten point five million dollars.
Maintain public ownership of parks, pools, museums, libraries and the camping ground and push back on calls for the assets to be sold.
Recognise sports and arts as community activities essential for building relationships and community well being that cannot be cancelled.
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