North Canterbury News: December 10, 2020
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NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>December</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Fenced off ... Kaikoura’s Wakatu Quay will be open for the summer, but some parts will<br />
remain off limits as work continues on the site.<br />
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Quay to be reborn<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
The publicwill get achance to visualise<br />
the potential of Kaikoura’s Wakatu Quay<br />
when the areaopens on Friday,<br />
<strong>December</strong> 11.<br />
The site willbeopen to the publicfor the<br />
firsttime since the demolition and<br />
removal of three derelict buildings.<br />
The demolition of the buildings is partof<br />
the $<strong>10</strong>.98 millionKaikoura Marine<br />
Development Project funded by the<br />
government’s Provincial Growth Fund.<br />
The site has beencleared to ground<br />
leveland the design conceptphaseis<br />
readytobegin.<br />
The project team willbeseeking ideas<br />
from the communityearlynext year for<br />
what could be built on the site. Feedback<br />
can be made via the Kaikoura District<br />
Council’s website and Facebook pages,<br />
project leader Chris Sturgeon says.<br />
Two areas still requireremedial work<br />
and will be fencedoff, withwork to be<br />
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“Togetherwith the Kaikoura Marine<br />
Development GovernanceGroup, we have<br />
developed avision for Wakatu Quay,’’ Mr<br />
Sturgeon says. ‘‘It’ssuch aspecial area<br />
with alot of cultural historyand aunique<br />
identity.Wewant the site to reflect this<br />
and be an assetfor our community.”<br />
Any new projects for the sitewill need to<br />
be economically viableand attract visitors<br />
to Kaikoura,hesays.<br />
‘‘At the sametimethis is an opportunity<br />
to create aspace for everyone to enjoy —<br />
aspecial area that celebrates our sense of<br />
place and is avibrantgatheringpoint.”<br />
Once initial feedback has been received,<br />
the council will seek expressionsof<br />
interest. There is not expected to be any<br />
construction on the site until towards the<br />
end of nextyear or earlyin2022.<br />
“We recognisedthat avisit to Wakatu<br />
Quay and walking aroundthe wharf is an<br />
activitythat manyfamilies enjoy over the<br />
Christmas period, so we wantedtoensure<br />
the sitewas open to the public in timefor<br />
this,”MrSturgeonsays.<br />
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