A new 3ha park has opened in Havelock North, offering a smorgasbord of public facilities, including a BMX track, playground and football field.
Romanes Park, in Romanes Drive, was officially opened yesterday a year after work began on the site.
The park provides a 7000sq m community-funded BMX track, a major boon for Hawke's Bay BMX Club, which had been pushing for upgraded facilities for five years.
The track is open to the public.
The largest football club in Hawke's Bay, the Havelock North Wanderers Football Club, also has a new playing field as part of the reserve.