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Ruby wants to know… Where’s the playground, Susan? By Mary Anne Gill
A Pirongia youngster is furious Waipā District Council has yet to build a new playground for over five-year-olds in the village. Ruby Webb, 11, who with her sister Amy, 10 cut the ribbon at
Amy and Ruby Webb cut the ribbon at the Rangimārie Reserve playground opening watched by then mayor Jim Mylchreest and Ruth Webb, holding the umbrella. Photo: Supplied.
the $100,000 Rangimārie Reserve playground opening in June 2019, says “technically” they should not have been allowed in because they were over five at the time. And her mother Ruth, one of the driving forces behind fundraising for the fenced junior playground, is calling on mayor Susan O’Regan and the rest of the council to stop ignoring Pirongia. “Where’s the stuff for our young Ruby Webb, right, has written to Waipā council asking it to honour its word and build a playground for older children like her and people? We’re always the last to sister Amy, left. Photo: Supplied. get everything. Our kids don’t have anywhere to hang out.” one next to the Pirongia Rugby playground. been identified by the council During the Ahu Ake spatial plan and Sports Club is ageing and was In response Community Services with mana whenua approval. consultation, Ruth said she was touted for replacement eight years manager Brad Ward said the Details are being kept quiet while “shouting pretty loud” about the ago. council’s renewal programme Heritage New Zealand, which has lack of facilities for young people “We saw teenagers hanging prioritises playgrounds with an interest in the area - The News and for Pirongia. about on the tiny playground by poor condition ratings and understands is for archaeological Details of Ruby’s complaint are the rooms They were all crammed non-compliant or failing play reasons – lets the council know included in a letter to the council in. We kids just want a place to equipment or safety surfacing. what it needs covered off. which was considered by the hang out with space.” The current playground was not Geotechnical and soil testing Pirongia Ward committee at its Te Awamutu and Cambridge scheduled for renewal or upgrade has been undertaken with results meeting yesterday (Wednesday), had little to no need to fundraise but when it was, and once a site for indicating it is suitable but needs after The News went to press. a cent for their playgrounds, she a skate park was found, it might additional foundation work. Ruth Ward is the Pirongia said. influence the best location. Council will provide seed representative on the ward !" #$%&'(')*"$+), “Pirongia will have to fundraise Ward named the site options as -./0()1%2")3&%44)35%6")#7) !" #$%&'(')*"$+), -./0()1%2")3&%44)35%6")#7) funding for the skatepark with the committee chaired by another every single cent. We aren’t happy the!"current location at the rugby -"ABC 89:;&&)<=2<)>)8?&&)$=7"), 0">()=0+".(=/0)9@ -"ABC 89:;&&)<=2<)>)8?&&)$=7"), local, councillor Clare St Pierre. with this. Please keep 0">()=0+".(=/0)9@ your word.” club,!"next to the junior play area at remainder of the funds raised by the community. Ruby says the council promised The company that designed the Rangimārie or to split the renewal Once complete, the parks would it would build another playground Rangimārie junior playground budget for both sites. A site for a new skatepark has for the older children. The existing also drew up plans for a senior become a council asset, Ward said.
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