21/03/2026
Katikati Community Sport and Recreation Centre Project
March 2026 Update
The Katikati Sport and Recreation Centre project is making further progress albeit it being rather slow due to consent processes, supply delays and the occasional changing goal posts.
Onsite, the SMARTSTEEL steel framing has been gradually growing in shape and soon the cladding and joinery will occur to enclose the building. The project is facing extensive Power connection delays due to the areas infrastructure design and possible changes being made to this current infrastructure. Connection service companies are apparently backlogged by months of jobs waiting to be completed and cannot schedule when any new actual work can be done.
There is a risk is the project may have most of the build completed and still be waiting on the power to be connected.
Delays are created by every required change or request for more information by another 20 odd days and like any project this puts economic and financial pressures on the build.
The Project team also recently pro-actively applied for CCTV coverage for the area but was unfortunately unsuccessful.
Given the most recent spate of vandalism occurring and the history of other criminal events at Moore Park and that new public toilets will exist, we are hopeful Council and Councillors will engage and look closely at the issue of security and public safety going forward.
Completion date of the build is now somewhat speculative due to the above factors and we are looking at it being closer to the mid-year mark.
The centre is still looking for Charitable Donations, Personal or Business Sponsorship. A new brochure will be out soon offerign some great new opprotunites to be involved.
Recently The Grassroots TruGrassroots Trusteen wonderful in providing further funding for the project.
Individual donation pamphlets are still available, please feel free to get in contact to discuss. Email: [email protected]
