When Tauranga's new rocket slide lands next year it will be even more iconic than the old one, a Tauranga City Council statement says.
It said it was in part thanks to Project Tauranga partners Placemakers, who were now working with the council to give the new rocket a boost.
News that Memorial Park's iconic rocket slide was due to be replaced hit the stratosphere, with 15,000 people viewing Tauranga City Council's Facebook rocket slide posts.
It also captured the attention of the team at Placemakers Mount Maunganui.
Branch Operator Matt Orr said, "A lot of our staff grew up here and it was a big part of their childhood enjoying that slide as kids. It's an important community asset."