| 7 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Tauranga City Council: Merivale Community Centre Designed by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott, the building delivers user-friendly, flexible spaces for individuals, social service providers and groups, small and large, to gather. Council has worked closely with the Merivale Community Centre manager Dave Merton, who believes the much-needed new centre will create a positive feeling within the community. “The purpose of the Merivale Community Centre is to achieve a thriving, vibrant community, realising its potential where people are safe, connected, and making healthy choices for themselves, their whānau and their community,” Dave explains. Work began on its construction after the original centre was demolished in August 2024. Before this, a temporary home was created at 386 Fraser Street. “It was important that services were not interrupted so we supplied a modular building, from Modcom on this site and it has worked very well,” Deon says. Merivale Community Centre provides an array of social services and whānau support, such as after-school and school holiday programmes, youth nights and mentoring, along with community food parcels. The design was led by the community centre, and council’s role was to facilitate fine-tuning of the original floor plan and to project manage its construction. “Marra Construction won the tender to build the centre and work has progressed very well,” says Deon. “We’re beginning to turn our attention to the official opening.” • Electrical • Security • Communications • Air Conditioning 07 575 2746 Visit our showroom 1/18 Barberry St, Judea, Tauranga 07 5799118 grindking.co.nz Total Residential & Commercial Door Solutions Bay of Plenty and Waikato Wide Specialising in Wooden Interior Doors, Pre-hung Doors, Cavity Sliders, Exterior Doors, Barn Doors, Door Hardware and Accessories, Wardrobe Systems and House Lots. Contact Us 07 348 5370 www.totaldoorsystems.co.nz A 20-Year Legacy of Excellence ALL SEASONS AIR CONDITIONING www.allseasonsair.co.nz Tauranga Branch 90 Waihi Rd, Judea Phone 07 578 1200 Hamilton Branch 46 Killarney Rd, Frankton Phone 07 871 8220 THINK OF ANY LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT HAS RISEN IN THE BAY OF PLENTY OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, AND CHANCES ARE THAT ALL SEASONS AIR CONDITIONING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DESIGNING AND INSTALLING ITS MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS – AND PROBABLY STILL ARE, ENSURING THEY CONTINUE TO RUN EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR TEAM'S DEDICATION TO DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND TOP-NOTCH SOLUTIONS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME.
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