Clinton Hetaraka goes for a skate on Tuesday.
Te Awamutu skate park was a hive of activity on Tuesday with visitors from far and wide scooting and skating their way to some holiday fun.
When The News visited, those at the park had come from as far afield as Whangarei, Hamilton and Auckland – and from closer to home in Te Awamutu.
“What a great facility, Whangarei’s Clinton Hetaraka told The News as he prepared for his next skating run.
“Fantastic for Te Awamutu.”
“Watch this,” comes the instruction from nearby.
It’s Auckland’s Charlie Drayton, 11, preparing to navigate a box jump on his scooter.
“That’s probably my favourite trick,” he says.
The $1 million facility in Centennial Park opened in September 2022 as one of four
revamped facilities planned in Waipā.
The Cambridge park has also been spruced up, a new park will be built in Pirongia, but a site has yet to be confirmed for Kihikihi.
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- Paora Gwyne, 8, was all smiles as he went for a swing at the playground between the skate park and the parkour park.
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- Charlie Drayton, 11, looks to navigate his way off a box jump.
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- Mates Hemi Taka and Kauri Holtz, both 12, take a breather during a game of basketball at the courts next to the skate park.
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- Hotu Tairakena with his scooter.
