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A graphic of the reef at Destination Play that is planned for Kawaroa.
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 …