Dozens of skateboarders and scooter riders turned out to try to land some tricks on a newly constructed halfpipe in east Auckland.
It’s been constructed at the skate park in Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, and was unveiled to the community at a free public event on May 28.
The halfpipe is the latest success for the East Skate Club, founded and led by local man Aaron Martin, who’s working with the Howick Local Board, Auckland Council and others to provide more wheeled sports facilities in the area.
Organisers of the community event on May 28 put on a free barbecue, gave out prizes, and there was live music from a band to keep everyone entertained throughout the day.
Among those on hand to celebrate the halfpipe being opened were Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, Howick ward councillors Sharon Stewart and Paul Young, Howick Local Board chairperson Adele White, deputy chairman John Spiller, and board members Mike Turinsky, David Collings, and Bruce Kendall.
The Howick Local Board provided funding toward the halfpipe’s construction.
