Work kicks off on Birkenhead skate park

Work kicks off on Birkenhead skate park

This new skate park will be great for Birkenhead War Memorial Park.

A new skate park is under construction in Birkenhead’s War Memorial Park. 

It will have a skate bowl, pyramid, long ledges, a ‘hubba’ ledge and pump bumps.The upgrade will also include a new retaining wall, improved drainage, a shade sail and a mural on the wall between the skate park and pool.

The upgrade will also include a new retaining wall, improved drainage, a shade sail and a mural on the wall between the skate park and pool.New seating, a retaining wall at the carpark end of

New seating, a retaining wall at the carpark end of the site, and an access ramp from the carpark to the pool and skate park will be added at a later date as part of stage two works.  

“It’s exciting for Birkenhead and our area’s young people,” says Kaipātiki Local Board Chair Danielle Grant.

“The new design, co-created with local skaters and Skateboarding New Zealand, will provide an improved range of features for different skill levels within the existing site.

“There will also be some much-needed shade at the site – it can get extremely hot over summer.”

Weather permitting, stage one works are expected to be complete in October and the skate park will open shortly afterwards.

Access to the leisure centre and pool will be maintained at all times during construction.

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