New proposed hotel project unveiled
Last week was jam packed with a lot of big things happening.
On Tuesday Marco Zeeaman and the Whale Song project team organised an event in Wellington to progress this exciting project.
Featuring a pod of life size humpback whales and surrounding environmental restoration and recreation space, this project has the opportunity to attract tourists, educate about the environment and highlight how our ecology changes with development.
All the best as they raise funds to deliver this project, as they have been clear from the start that rates funding won’t be required.
On Wednesday there was an unveiling of the new proposed hotel at Paraparaumu Beach.
For years the lack of a hotel in the district has hampered our ability to attract visitors and the new hotel will be great for surrounding businesses.
It will be a change, and we’ll be making sure the community is kept informed as the project progresses.
We were thrilled when the Lorna Irene Playground received the Playground of the Year award from Recreation New Zealand.
A huge congratulations to our staff, designers Creo and the contractors who designed and delivered to the highest standard this fully accessible facility.
Also thanks to Cyrus Dahl who has cerebral palsy but didn’t let that stop him raising $43,000 to get the project under way, and has continued to advise the designers alongside his friend Kash.
On the weekend, I popped along
For years the lack of a hotel in the district has hampered our ability to attract visitors.
to Tech Day, organised by council’s Economic Development team. The goals of the day were to raise the profile of Kā piti Tech ecosystem at a national stage by celebrating our entrepreneurs in the lines of Tech Week NZ and to bring tech entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts in the coast together with a view to potentially initiating consistent tech meet ups in the future.
Andy Prow gave a jaw-dropping presentation on cyber security and the ethics and perils of Artificial Intelligence and Scott Houston was an inspiration with his story of providing massive computer capability first of all for the Lord of the Rings films and then clients such as Boeing.
A panel discussion covered the highs and lows of working in Kā piti. What was clear is that we have a significant but largely invisible tech sector in the district, and there’s a clear desire to build connections and enhance the work environment for these businesses and individuals.