Considine Park family friendly summer destination

By Angela Brown 

It has been exciting to finally see the Pump Track becoming a reality – which I am sure will be well used by our children. This, together with our free swimming pool and Story Walk, makes Considine Park the perfect summer destination, pack a picnic, sunscreen and sunhats and pop on down.

With more visitors to the park a friendly reminder – this is not an off-leash exercise area.

What do you like about Considine Park and our other green spaces? How could they be improved? Please pass on your thoughts to the Community Board – we would love to hear from you, and this would help any future developments.

The Pump Track is a wonderful example of community fundraising – there are so many positive benefits for getting involved with raising funds collectively to achieve a common goal. Shout out to the Martinborough Community Market who run tea rooms with all the proceeds going to support local initiatives. There is a team of supporters who supply goodies and who work in the tearooms to make this possible.

We are extremely fortunate to periodically have funds available for distribution via the Pain Estate.

There is understandably continued interest in the future of the Estate, and we can share the following update:

The Martinborough Community Board and South Wairarapa District Councillors were recently invited to attend a workshop to discuss the Pain Estate. Legal representatives from Simpson Grierson provided an overview of the legal status and potential implications relating to future use of the farmland, and this information remains Legally Privileged for the time being, so we are unable to provide details.

Further information has been sought, to ensure we (Community Board) have sufficient details and understanding of potential outcomes prior to engaging with the community.

We remain committed to keeping everyone informed as soon as we are able, with a public forum one of our preferred options for community engagement, but the final options on future engagement remain with Council to develop once the information sought is available.

Whilst we are frustrated at how long this process is taking, we thank Janice Smith and her team, and our councillors for committing to resolve ongoing issues relating to the management and future of the Pain Estate.

Our last Community Board meeting for 2024 is scheduled for Thursday 5 December, public presentations welcome – (please book in via the council).

For a more informal conversation with Board members pop on down to one of our Monthly Meet the Community Board sessions – or contact anyone one of us.

Meet the Martinborough Community Board: our final session for this year will be held on Saturday 7 December from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon outside the Waihinga Centre, join us for a free

sausage sizzle _ weather permitting.

Councillors will also be available, come on down – have a chat, ask a question, offer feedback.