New Roberts Street spaces proving popular

With paving largely completed in front of the businesses on Roberts Street, locals and visitors got a taste of summer over the long weekend, as well as what the Taupō Town Centre Transformation will look like.

Cafes and restaurants now have seating on the new concession spaces and Waterside owner/manager Greg Sherson says the new spaces are proving very popular with both locals and visitors.

“We had a really busy long weekend, in fact just as busy as New Year’s, so the new spaces are definitely working,” he says.

“We haven’t really added any extra seating but we have much more space and people are loving it. We had a lot of compliments and when the sun is shining it’s just a great place to be.”

Taupō District Council stakeholder manager Julie McLeod says work is continuing on the new pedestrian space on the western side of the single-lane accessway, with contractors working over the long weekend to make the most of the good weather.

“The team has really been pulling out all the stops while the sun shines and it’s great to see that the new concession spaces are working and drawing people into our CBD,” she says.

“The best is yet to come. We are looking forward to a fantastic summer and completing the really exciting work on the lakefront. This is going to be unique to Taupō, something that brings people to our district and make locals proud.”