Council recently approved the construction of a purpose-built facility for Pukete Neighbourhood House, to better support the wider community and provide services for everyone to use.
This new facility would better support the wider community and provide services for everyone to use, including services such as:
- before and after-school care and holiday programmes
- regular activities such as craft, music, exercise, and book exchange
- meeting rooms for community groups
- venue for community services such as legal advice and a Justice of the Peace
- community support such as food security assistance.
For this to happen, Hamilton City Council is proposing for a section of Ashurst Park near the entrance from Ashurst Avenue to be reclassified from Recreation Reserve to Local Purpose (Community Facility) Reserve under Section 24 of the Reserves Act 1977.
This change would enable the build of a community facility and for Council to grant a lease to local community outreach group, Pukete Neighbourhood House.
An online information session will be held on Tuesday 27 June at 6pm. Please register at hamilton.govt.nz/puketehouse to attend, so we can send you a link to join. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and hear more about the project.
If you’d like to share your thoughts on the future use of Ashurst Park, you can fill out our short survey:
- online at hamilton.govt.nz/haveyoursay
- by getting a hard copy at the Municipal Building or any Hamilton Libraries branch
- or by calling 07 838 6699 to request a hard copy
The survey closes on Friday 21 July 2023.