Morrinsville Rec - Survey Results
The survey is now closed, but check out all the ideas and feedback we received from our public survey – thank you to everyone who took part.
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What do you value/like most about the Morrinsville Recreation Ground?
What would you like to see at the recreation ground that isn’t here/happening already?
If you could change anything about the Morrinsville Recreation Ground what would it be?
Do you have a vision for the the Morrinsville Recreation Ground?
Do you have any other information or feedback that you would like to share with us?
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Large open space close to town
Stop people riding motorbikes on it
As above
Great work has been done by volunteers down the river walk council need to back it up
No
Space
Year round pool facilities.
Year round pool use
The wide open space away from peoples homes, walking the dog off a leash. The massive trees!
Have the pools open longer during the summer months and access to bbq’s, more lighting too, even if there were lights in the trees, have a canteen or restaurant to visit
Return the camping ground to help manage homeless families
No
As Above ⬆️
It is a dog friendly place
Cameras
Beautiful grounds, river walk
Better use of swimming pool - needs to be roofed and then can be used all year round, terrible waste of. 50m pool, only one the Waikato. Encourage sport teams to use the facility, maybe build a gym to enable more people to be able to afford to use it.
Upgrade tennis courts - encourage different sport facilities for the whole community to use at affordable prices.
Better security to discourage vandalism, maybe if upgrades were made, people would appreciate the facilities more and use them.
Becoming a centre for sport and recreation maybe even a nice cafe facility would bring people there.
The space is nice and green and very handy to town.
It’s hard to work out its purpose. I’m a new user and it’s unclear what to do there.
Need to do something with the camp ground space, it’s a bit scary there on your own.
More signage from all entry points
Safety needs to be a priority- I’m too terrified to go back there after the incidents.
A safe place for dogs and their owners. Take the pressure off Holmwood Park.
Definitely need dog waste rubbish bins all over the city as people don’t pick up as they have nowhere to put the bags.
Public access to cricket nets
Better utilisation of facilities and club rooms. Cricket nets upgraded and relocated closer to facilities
It should be the hub of an aligned sports club for swimming cricket tennis etc
The beautiful river walk, and having off lead dog areas
Monitering / educating about dog control and laws. Pretty much every day I have an off lead dog bothering me.
Not have random peoples dogs bothering me and my dogs.
Playground river walk and swimming pool
Year round swimming
Larger playground
I like the River Walks and the open space that can be utilized. The swimming pool (when it is open). My kids were at the pool pretty much everyday last summer holidays and it's a shame it can't be used year round.
The Pool being covered and being able to be used year round. The river walk extended to join up with the Holmwood park section. Maybe the Camping area reopened or be able to be used by local groups. Bike Track/skills area similar to Cambridge. More picnic areas
Changing the area where the campers can park. During Soccer season parking is a big issue and having some of the campers parking over 5+ spaces is a lot. Putting in a public toilet at the Avenue Road South end or opening the ones that are already there. Creating an enclosed swimming venue.
The Swimming Pool and club rooms need an overhaul, the town is increasing in population and not having a swimming facility that is able to be used year round is a wasted opportunity. Something like Te Awamutu would work well. Still have the big pool but change up the other areas, install a hydroslide etc make the whole rec area a destination to spend the day not just for sports.
Holding a bi monthly event such as a car boot sale or even seeing if the travelling Gypsy Caravans would setup on their tours. Encouraging smaller local events such as colour runs or mini adventure races.
It's a nice big space for the doggos to get a good run. Love the pools and aqua fitness.
Set aquafitness days and times.
Skatebowl cleaned up of graffiti and rubbish.
Benches or seats placed around the outside of the grounds so we can rest while walking. I have a back injury so find it difficult to get down and then up again off the ground.
As above.
It remains fully accessible to the community
Established trees, better than nothing, adequate football and cricket grounds. Good to have a facility. Town needs the facility for sport, walk/excercise use, pool.
It needs a facelift, looks old and run down. Sports grounds need better drainage for football. Needs attractive club rooms and pools and better destination playground.
Needs attract people and become a destination to walk and hang out like the Victoria esplanade in Palmerston North.
Make use of the river and tree resource and make walkway longer and nicely landscaped and planted so it’s worth while going there for a walk. Link it to the other other green space tracks such as Holmewood park.
Include an on site cafe, something like a miniature train attraction, flying fox, landscaped gardens, include bbq area and picnic table area.
i would like to see it attract people and become a destination to walk and hang out like the Victoria esplanade in Palmerston North.
Include a cafe and attractive landscaping for walkway/gardens.
Features like Hamilton gardens but continue to include quality sports grounds. Hot house garden or butterfly house attraction.
Joining green corridors together with the other existing pieces in morrinsville such as Holmwood park river section.
Suggest linking along river be done as first stage then cafe/landscaping.
Seems like a lot of effort and resources are directed to upgrading matamata facilities. Is this at morrinsville expense? Morrinsville is closer to Hamilton and should be made more attractive to people moving out from Hamilton. Morrinsville needs quality community facilities.
Personally we are from a bigger city and have met many other families who have moved here from larger centres, all have said morrinsville has potential to be the next fielding ( won the best small town for several years).
Large space, and parking
A small bike track for kids. Similar to the ones in Napier/ Cambridge. With little roads dstop signs etc to learn road safety.
Bigger & better interactive playground
A cafe
Covered in pools & better toilet facilities, particularly for families
A shared space where the whole community can enjoy its different offerings.
