Rangitahi’s new recreational courts are open – and a community celebration of the milestone is set for Saturday June 8.
The tennis and half basketball courts – six months in the making – are the first public amenities to be built on the as yet unnamed Rangitahi reserve overlooking Opotoru estuary.
And Rangitahi project general manager Sam Laity wants “the whole of Raglan” to make use of the courts.
An exhibition match on the astro-turf tennis court is planned for 3pm on the Saturday but all Raglan residents are welcome to bring racquets and have a hit-around, Sam says.
“Come check it out … bring your gear or borrow Rangitahi’s and have some fun,” is his message to the Raglan community.
There will be games and prizes to be won, he adds, along with some food provided.
Food trucks Casa Loco and Pasta Paradiso will also be on site.
Waikato District Council mayor Jacqui Church, who is officiating at the afternoon event, says the new courts are a “fantastic asset” and clearly boost the recreational opportunities in Raglan.
“Quality amenities contribute to establishing healthy communities and that aligns with our vision – which is building liveable, thriving, and connected communities.”
A children’s playground with slides, swings and a climbing-frame is yet to come to complete recreational facilities on the 3179 square-metre reserve, with some later commercial development and a public swimming pool to be built nearby on land where plantings and parking spaces have been established.
Rangitahi peninsula’s 117-hectare lifestyle subdivision now boasts 145 finished houses, with a further 44 under construction. The ambitious project on former farmland was launched back in 2017 – with building beginning two years later – and is now roughly at the halfway mark.
by Edith Symes
