The Waihī Community Forum received a resource consent on Tuesday for the Pump Track and is now busily working with Hauraki District Council and Velo Solutions to start the build in February 2025 at Morgan Park.
If you haven't already seen them, all 5 benches have now been installed around the Pit Rim! This was a joint project with OceanaGold Waihi, and the Forum hopes you enjoy them. Also some great funding news.
We would like to say an enormous “thank you!” to the Waihī community for your fantastic support throughout 2023, and giving us valuable feedback and ideas about what you want for the new outdoor recreation hub at Morgan Park.
An enormous thanks to those of you who made it to Waihī Memorial Hall to meet Rich Landscapes on 31st October, and to everyone who met with them during their three days in Waihī.
Whatever your interests - skateboarding, exercising, playgrounds, pump tracks, a family BBQ and more, come and have a chat with our Outdoor Recreation Hub designers, Rich Landscapes.
We Need Your Help on a Proposed New Outdoor Recreation Hub! The Waihī Community Forum has been researching the feasibility of a Pump Track in Waihī for a while, and the project has grown!
During our Community Hui at the Memorial Hall in June, we showcased potential exercise park designs and received some very insightful feedback on the need for equipment catering to injury recovery and prevention.
The Waihī Community Forum (WCF) has received a significant boost for its Outdoor Recreation Hub at Morgan Park, thanks to two substantial donations - a $150,000 grant from Hauraki District Council's non-rates funded Waihī Ward Recreation Fund and an additional...
Since 2012, the Waihī Community Forum has enjoyed working on some great community projects. Some of these include the 3x3 basketball courts at Morgan Park with shelters, a water filter and a native bird mural by Shane Walker, a community...
