Destination Play, the super playground planned for the New Plymouth foreshore, needs support from the community to get the project over the line.
About $700,000 is still needed for the $6 million playground that will be built at Kāwaroa.
A destination rather than just a playground, it will be one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and cater for all ages, from grandparents to toddlers.
In the current economic climate fundraising is a “challenge,” Taranaki Foundation, chief executive Josh Hickford said.
“We’re finding that people are doing tough out there. Everyone we have talked to is excited about the project, so it’s a matter of converting those conversations into actual donations.
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The $5.5 million playground planned for Kawaroa Park in New Plymouth.
“But we do need the community to jump on board and help us close the gap to enable the full …