The Matamata Indoor Sports and Recreation Hub is a community stadium being built & fundraised for by our community, with construction starting later this year.
This project has been under consideration for several years. It has been promoted primarily by the Matamata Futures Trust, along with involvement from the Matamata-Piako District Council, Sport Waikato and private individuals.
The economics of developing a sustainable, modern, fit for purpose facility that will last for future generations suits a collaborative, partnership based approach involving creative and diverse capital and operational funding.
Matamata is facing some social and economic challenges; including youth disaffection, an increasingly aged population, difficulties in attracting young residents, and indoor sport participation below national levels. A new indoor sport and recreation facility would provide a range of benefits to the wider community, which is experiencing growth, including; increased sport and recreation participation, improved community health, reduced social problems, raised community morale, economic stimulus and making the area a more attractive place to live. It would also assist the District Council to meet its commitments to community development and wellbeing.
There are no other indoor sports facilities in Matamata. Many teams travel to Te Aroha, Morrinsville, Hamilton and Tauranga to play indoor sports.
A full business case produced a business plan for a sustainable operation and refined the concept to include a double court indoor gymnasium, a multipurpose indoor space, along with administration and services space, changing rooms and storage.
A community Charitable Trust (Matamata Indoor Sports Hub) will own and govern the facility. Trustees comprise of representatives from the community, Matamata Futures Trust, Matamata College Board of Trustees, Iwi, Matamata-Piako District Council, and Sport Waikato.
Matamata Futures have been working on the new Matamata Indoor Sports and Recreation Hub for some time now and are very excited as this project continues to develop.
Visit the Matamata Sports Stadium website for more information.