Rugby world cup arrived in Whangarei! Paint the town Red!
On the 8th of September, the “Hub” will be opened and within this new Hub there is the (now double in size) Whangarei Art Museum and new downtown information center plus the new bus stop.
First exhibition in the new WAM building will be “All Blacks, Hard on the heels” from Peter Bush, acknowledged as the world’s best and most accomplished photographer of Rugby.
Also the new art and heritage trail, the new cover on the Victoria Street Bridge canopy, extended walkways and soon a number of options will be presented for the Town Basin park area.
In the next three years the focus will be on the development of “Sense of Place” in the Town Basin and CBD, connecting both with extended malls and canopies, smarter parking and better walking lanes.
The entrance to the city from various roads will also be improved to make our district more welcoming and inviting, rather than just a toilet stop to drive past!
Regarding these upgrades, our Tutukaka Coast will not miss out. Significant upgrades of the information about the Tutukaka Coast and the activities, walkways, accommodation and transport options will be available in both information centers
From a clean up around our stonewalls in Glenbervie, we are also included in terms of repetition of the welcoming theme along our tourist route with a variety of flags, the improvements of the Tutukaka Boat ramp facilities, the walkway from Matapouri to Whale Bay etc
Besides all these obvious improvements the wastewater treatment still carries a high priority and electronic equipment recycling will now be available as well.
The www.wdc.govt.nz site has all the updates on things like the new proposed Parking Strategy and the “leader” is always full with other WDC updates.
All and all this month is an exciting and early start to our summer. Games are in Whangarei on the 14th and 21st of September, the finals in Auckland on the 23rd October.
We can expect lots of international visitors on our coast, let’s all make them feel welcome and give a great time to remember.
