Mayor of Tasman
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Continue council's investment in community facilities including the Motueka Pool, Tapawera Hub and Wakefield/Brightwater Community Centre.
Support continued investment in libraries and museums.
Maintain the extensive parks, reserves, walking and cycling networks that already exist across the district.
Launch an urban greening taskforce to add trees, parks and embed water-sensitive design in towns and villages.
Promote community markets and festivals to celebrate local producers and attract visitors.
Update alcohol policy to support cafes and bars in activating streetscapes and celebrating local products.
Embrace freedoms realised after jobs and work to enable much of everyone’s lives to be spent enjoying leisure, hobbies and whānau.
Review with the community their dreams and ambitions as we enter the dawn of an awesome new paradigm that will take some getting used to.
Discuss opportunities enabled by huge reductions in traffic, energy use, work and pointless efforts expended in the pursuit of money.
Maintain assets to a responsible standard.
Review spending on non-core activities until council is not using borrowed money to do it.
Until debt level is lowered, return to core responsibility.
Continue council's investment in community facilities including the Motueka Pool, Tapawera Hub and Wakefield/Brightwater Community Centre.
Support continued investment in libraries and museums.
Maintain the extensive parks, reserves, walking and cycling networks that already exist across the district.
Launch an urban greening taskforce to add trees, parks and embed water-sensitive design in towns and villages.
Promote community markets and festivals to celebrate local producers and attract visitors.
Update alcohol policy to support cafes and bars in activating streetscapes and celebrating local products.
Embrace freedoms realised after jobs and work to enable much of everyone’s lives to be spent enjoying leisure, hobbies and whānau.
Review with the community their dreams and ambitions as we enter the dawn of an awesome new paradigm that will take some getting used to.
Discuss opportunities enabled by huge reductions in traffic, energy use, work and pointless efforts expended in the pursuit of money.
Maintain assets to a responsible standard.
Review spending on non-core activities until council is not using borrowed money to do it.
Until debt level is lowered, return to core responsibility.
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