Design Competition for Hāwera Skatepark
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Te Hāwera Community Board is holding a skateboard design competition to decorate the fence at the Hāwera Skate Park.
Chair, Nikki Watson says the Community Board identified the skate park as an area that could be enhanced and thought the existing green fence was a canvas waiting to be painted.
“We were inspired by the surfboard fence in Ōpunake which looks really funky, and it was important to us that the users of the park be involved in the process so they could feel a sense of pride and ownership,” says Watson.
“The current board has an emphasis on promoting youth engagement and we are keen to further develop the skate park as a safe and welcoming place for young people to hang out. The previous community board also recently upgraded the CCTV cameras that overlook the park,” she says.
The design competition is being done in partnership with local design company, Zodiac Signs who will turn the selected designs into digital graphics for the fence.
“This will be a time-consuming task and we are incredibly appreciative for their support,” says Nikki.
Design templates can be picked up from the Hāwera LibraryPlus or by clicking this link.
The competition closes on Friday 22 September.
