A new sandpit has been installed on the waterfront, complete with a working toy digger, as part of the council's ‘Access to Water' project.
The sandpit was ‘opened' today by the mayor and a group of kids, who took to digger with all the gusto of budding engineers.
'Use this digger to help us build our new pier, pontoon and tidal stairs,” is the sandpit's slogan. It will remain on the waterfront for kids to enjoy until Easter, when it will be reassessed – although if it proves popular, it could well stay.
Tauranga City Council General Manager - City Transformation Jaine Lovell-Gadd says it's a welcome addition to the play area.
'It sends an important message that the waterfront is still open for play,” she says.
'It's like a mini-version of what's happening in the construction site.”
Mayor Greg Brownless was in attendance, and thanked HEB Construction for keeping the area open and accommodating people who wanted to use the waterfront.
Mayor Greg Brownless sits on the edge of the sandpit as kids enjoy the digger behind him.
1 comment
here we go again
Posted on 11-11-2016 19:00 | By old trucker
Another waste of money, why aren,t these kids at school, this will be good for the local cats and dogs, how much did this cost, its all about the kids,come on Mr Mayor,have you nothing alse better to do,like giving the whole TCC a good cage rattle, and get rid of all the dead wood,who have 1 hr smokos in RED SQUARE,and TCC cars at a little coffee shop near by, by the way Mr Mayor, how much did it COST for those BRAND NEW Mitsubishi cars and utes, do those old cars not last long enough,( oh no) staff need flash ones, they do nothing all day,520 staff is too much,but hang on ,you have probably been told by the old brigade to do AS YOU ARE TOLD,my 4 pennies worth,Thankyou Sunlive No1 in the Bay,10-4 out.
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