The weather has been less than ideal but that hasn’t stopped our contractor Livingstone Building Limited from getting the new sports facility at Tūrangitukua Park off to a great start.
The new facility, which is being built through a partnership with Ngāti Tūrangitukua and Taupō District Council, now has a completed foundation complete with internal water and wastewater pipes and electrical and data ducting in place.
Senior Project Manager Pete Bradshaw said that the blockwork superstructure is the next piece of the puzzle, with the timber framed walls set to go up in the coming weeks.
“All the boxing and steel reinforcing is in place,” Mr Bradshaw said, “and once the block work is done our timber framing can go in and our facility will start to look like a building! The internal structural steel work is currently being manufactured offsite and readied for installation, and we are aiming to have the roof in place in October, so thanks to our contractors for putting in the mahi and keeping us on track despite the adverse weather.”
In parallel to the build, monthly focus meetings with representatives from various local sporting groups are being held. One of the key functions of this group is to collaboratively design and implement a community-led operating model in conjunction with Council.
If you belong to a local sporting group intending to use the new facility and would like to join this forum, please contact Project Manager, Pete Bradshaw (pbradshaw@taupo.govt.nz).
