Wooden you like to sit here?

It’s always a pleasure to see something that is needed and appreciated by the community put in place in one of our parks, reserves or walkways.

It’s also great when the community takes the initiative on these projects – giving new life to materials that had been damaged by the elements.

The Tasman Village community have constructed two new beautiful seats for what we call Te Papa Lane – which connects Deck Road Reserve to the sea.

The walkway is regularly used by residents and visitors to the area, and the elevated trails offer a beautiful vista for those who make the effort.

However, the uphill route from the sea is steep, and so the seats are placed perfectly for a well-earned rest.

The genesis for the project came from local resident Gill Gallacher, who commissioned the seats after a long-held wish to provide seats overlooking the cliffs.

From there, David Short and Steve Richards from the Tasman Area Community Association designed, built and placed the seats in their final location.

The macrocarpa timber used to make the seats came from L.E.H. Baigent Reserve at Kina Peninsula. The trees were removed, stored, and milled by the good people at Totally Timber after they died due to saltwater inundation caused by Cyclone Fehi.