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Early artist's impression of the Pedestrian Plaza
Stage 1
This stage is already under way with the building of a new all-weather athletics track and grandstand at Percival Road, to replace the old ones at Nelson Park. The public approved this through the Nelson Park referendum held in September 2006.
Cost - $16.68m
Council funding - $11.35m
Stage 2
This stage incorporates soccer fields, artificial pitch, sand pitch, soccer amenities building, tennis courts, landscaping, netball courts, internal roading and parking. This will only go ahead if the Council is satisfied it has the right mix and funding structure, which it will decide after hearing public submissions. All fundraising would be secured before the Council committed.
Cost - $8.08m
Council funding - $3m
Stage 3
This stage incorporates mini putt/children's playground, a velodrome, central building, confidence course, roading, parking and landscaping. As with Stage 2, this will only go ahead if the Council is satisfied it has the right mix and funding structure, which it will decide after hearing public submissions. All fundraising would be secured before the Council committed.
Cost - $30.90m
Council funding - $5.25m (including asset sales)
The Regional Sports Park at Percival Road is a significant project for the future of sport, recreation and leisure in the Hastings District and in the Hawke's Bay region as a whole.
Hastings District Councillors have voted to proceed with the proposal, subject to certain conditions, including the approval of an upcoming District plan Change.
Bookings
With the athletics track now complete, bookings are now being taken for athletics events for the summer. Bookings can be made through Hastings District Council's Bookings Officer, Donna McCabe, on 06 878 0500.
Public meetings
The first bi-monthly public meeting was held on 29th September with approximately 35 people attending. A summary report on the project to date was distributed and written questions were addressed.
- Summary Report (PDF 790kB)
- Questions and Answers (PDF 70kB)
Minutes of the meeting will be posted on this site as soon as they are available.
The next public meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 25th November at 5.30pm in the Council Chamber.
Read the proposal
You can download the full proposal or a summary in PDF format below.
- Summary proposal (PDF 492kB)
- Full proposal (PDF 1.4MB)
You may wish to right-click and 'Save Target As' to save a copy of the document - Audit NZ report on full proposal document (PDF 73kB)
September 2008
