Western Bay park flagged as top green spot

TECT All Terrain Park has been awarded the prestigious international Green Flag Award for 2017, recognising best practice in park management.

The Green Flag Award is an international mark of a quality park. Award criteria includes horticultural standards, cleanliness, sustainability, community involvement and providing a warm welcome.

TECT All Terrain Park is one of only 16 parks in New Zealand to receive the award this year.

It is a great achievement for us to win this award, and is testament to the hard work of park staff and volunteers to ensure the ongoing enjoyment for all, says Park Manager, Bill Wheeler.

I'd also like to acknowledge the enormous amount of work put in by user groups of the park, who, together with staff and contractors, take such pride in the place to make it what it is, says Bill.

Our park is unique, in terms of its size and diversity of terrain, and caters for a range of adventure, leisure and education activities - all managed in a sustainable way. A green flag ensures visitors know they are visiting an exceptional park with facilities of the highest calibre.

This is the third consecutive Green Flag Award for TECT All Terrain Park.

The park, located off State Highway 36 in Ngawaro, is jointly owned and governed by Western Bay of Plenty District and Tauranga City Councils.

There has been significant work invested into the park over the past decade to create a world-class recreational facility, and both councils are thrilled to have the park receive this international recognition.

Click here to visit the TECT All Terrain Park website.