Purpose of the Park

Waterpark to enliven and refocus the township with an inviting and beautiful waterscape.

Attract more rest stops amongst the 10,000 cars that pass

Design Brief

• Make the Waterpark interactive yet safe for children of all ages to play in and around, thereby making it a 'watering place' for family stopovers on trips north and south.
• Create a celebration of the Blue Spring, the source of Putaruru's famous crystal clear spring water and Coca Cola's bottled PUMP water ? Incorporate Maori design themes.
• Design to be coordinated with the famous 1950's Post Office Museum and eatery.
• Incorporate further mosaic tiling and woodwork which has become a feature of the town.

COMMENTS

"People are happy to admit they come from Putaruru again!"
(Norm Baker, SWDC Councillor)

The Waterpark is … "a place for people to relax and congregate and enjoy the basic pleasure of flowing water - we have a town centre again."
(Mel Embling, Manager of Pride of Putaruru Business Association )

"The Waterpark has become a symbol of Putaruru's community spirit. The support has been overwhelming. People have taken a real pride in the park."
(Sue Arthur, Director of Services, South Waikato District Council, concerning community involvement in the building of the park)

"The Waterpark is the key to the town's overall economic development. If a town presents itself well, it creates a good first impression."
(John van Dyk, Chair of Putaruru's CBD working party)

Our 1000 litre per minute flowrate of the 2.85 metre wide Waterlily Flowform.

"The moment she pushed the button and the water feature came into life, kids were drawn to the water like eels to play in the swirling pools and run up and down the boulders in the stream bed."
(re official opening by Prime Minister Helen Clarke, April 20th 2002).

"It …(Iain Trousdell's watersculpture)… was designed to be interactive, but even we were surprised at just how interactive it was."
(Steve Edwards, GLD Ltd, Project Managers)

(All quotes published in the New Zealand Weekend Herald, 22nd June 2002).

Thanks to Richard Greenwood of GLD Ltd in landscaping.