Street Revitalisations

Should we create attractive and vibrant public spaces in Waihi and Paeroa?
Te puawaitanga o ngā wāhi ngangahau me ngā wāhi ataahua ō Paeroa me Waihī, mō ngā tangata katoa

• Waihi town centre
• Paeroa Mackay and Wharf Streets

Should we revitalise Waihi town centre?
Me whakaora ai tātou te tāone o Waihī?

We want to upgrade Seddon Street in Waihi, between Gilmour Street and Rosemont Road, and along Rosemont Road to Kenny Street.

This supports our vision for vibrant and safe communities/Te Oranga pai o te Hapori, by making public spaces fun and exciting, as well as our vision that we’re proud to say we live here. It also supports local business and the
economy by providing town centres that people want to visit.

We’d get a subsidy from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency for the footpaths. The balance of the work would be paid via the Waihi Ward rate and the Waihi Ward business rate.

Should we…

Option 1: revitalise Waihi town centre 

This would involve working with the local community and business community to develop plans, before doing the work in 2022/23. The project would create a more inviting area for visitors and locals to shop locally.

Option 2: do nothing

General maintenance and cleaning of footpaths and the street would continue as planned.

Should we spend more money on upgrading Mackay and Wharf Streets in Paeroa?
Me tuku pūtea ki te whakanui o te tiriti Mackay me te tiriti Wharf kei Paeroa?

Our vision for the Paeroa town centre is to have pedestrian friendly side roads that we can close safely for community events. We applied for funding from the Crown Infrastructure Fund for a full makeover of the town centre, but unfortunately our application was declined.

However, we have $650,000 left over from last year to finish upgrading Mackay Street and make improvements to Wharf Street, and we’d like to add another $500,000 to this project in 2021.

In the longer term we’d also like to make improvements to Willoughby Street.

We haven’t budgeted for the Willoughby Street work at this time, but we’ll consider planning for this project in future.

Should we…

Option 1: complete the streetscape

This would mean finishing upgrading the State Highway end of Mackay Street and making Wharf Street more pedestrian friendly. We’d also do as much as we can to improve pedestrian access in the area. Completing this project would create an inviting community space for visitors and locals to shop.

Option 2: finish what we can with the money we have

This would mean finishing upgrading the State Highway end of Mackay Street making Wharf Street more pedestrian friendly. We’d also do as much as we can to improve pedestrian access in the area. However the finishing touches that would make the space even more appealing for our communities and visitors to enjoy would not be included.

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Read the documents | Pānui ngā tuhinga

• Street Revitalisations  (PDF, 229KB)
• Land Transport  (PDF, 431KB)