Raetihi
Raetihi Town Revitalisation 2021-31 Long Term Plan
Community members of Raetihi have expressed a desire to restart the revitalisation of Raetihi. This is in the very initial planning stages of the process and Council is working with the community to come up with a plan on how to progress with the journey.
The initial meeting of the Raetihi Town Revitalisation Steering Group was held in May 2023 to formally start the Town Revitalisation Project.
Community Engagement will be at the center of the development of projects going forward.
Raetihi Community Hub
One of the questions put to the community through the 2018-2028 Long Term Plan was whether they preferred upgrading the Council's current Service Centre or investing in a new multi-purpose Community Hub.
Support for the Community Hub proposal led to Council and local iwi represented by the Uenuku Charitable Trust (Uenuku) fund a Business Case that looked at the Hub proposal and supporting opportunities in more detail.
A Steering Group comprising representatives from Council and Uenuku supported by a specialist Project Manager Cathy McCartney who had a leading role in the development of the very successful Community Hub project in Foxton has been established.
Council has budgeted $1m for 2025 in the current 2021/31 Long Term Plan toward the Community Hub project.
Intensive public consultation which aimed to hear from as many stakeholders as possible across all ages, genders and ethnicities to identify community needs and preferences has taken place.
We wanted to hear peoples thoughts on what a Community Hub could be including the sort of facilities, services, types of spaces, look and feel do you need or want from a multi-function space and where do you think it should be?
The goal is to consolidate all this feedback into a Request for a Proposal (RFP) which can be provided to suitably qualified architects to develop a winning concept plan from.
Find out more
To find out more about the project either email RDC or alternatively see the Raetihi Community Hub Project Page.
Project contacts | ||
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Pauline Welch | Ruapehu District Council | 06 385 8364 or 07 895 8188 |