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Te Puke Recreation and Aquatic Centre Feasibility Study

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The <strong>Te</strong> <strong>Puke</strong> region has a higher percentage of people of Asian ethnicity (8.0% for <strong>Te</strong> <strong>Puke</strong> West <strong>and</strong> 5.6% for<strong>Te</strong> <strong>Puke</strong> East) than the Bay of Plenty as a whole (3.2%). The area also has a high transient population many ofwhom are reported to likely be of Asian <strong>and</strong> Pacific ethnicity.Previous research on the sporting needs of the Asian immigrant population identified the following sports asbeing popular:• Table <strong>Te</strong>nnis.• Badminton.• Football.• Basketball.These activities’ are most often associated with people from South East Asia. People with other ethnicbackgrounds have different sporting interests (for example people with Asian sub continent ethnicbackgrounds are more interested in sports such as cricket).The proposed <strong>Te</strong> <strong>Puke</strong> indoor recreation facility will be able to provide a wide range of opportunities whichalign with the special interests of many populations.31

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