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Wednesday 4 October 2023
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Motueka’s new and improved skatepark opened on Saturday, much to the delight of the town’s skaters, young and old. The upgraded skatepark will serve the town’s children for many years, says Vince Clayton from Hotel Motueka, which helped fund the project through the New Zealand Community Trust. “[It’s] an investment in not just today’s kids, but the future youth coming through.” Local parent Kelly Brockett was “so im-
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New skatepark ‘investment’ in Motueka’s kids
Motueka BMX biker Brodie Knox, bottom right, helped get the upgraded skatepark off the ground and provide “a bit of a community” for local kids. Photo: Chris Symes/Shuttersport.
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pressed” by the refurbishment. “We have been here every day this week. The kids love it – and that’s five girls, aged from six to 12.” The project has been in the pipeline since 2018 when a group of BMX riders approached council asking for something “a little more extreme” at the 21-year-old skate park.
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