A former president of the Rotary Club of Ahuriri remembered as “Mr Rotary” by fellow members passed away only a couple of months before seeing the opening of a long-running project he revived.
A new shade sail barbecue area with seating and picnic tables has been built on the beachfront opposite Harbour View Motels to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Ahuriri.
The club celebrated its 50th in 2018, and the Rotary Club of Ahuriri approached the Napier City Council with the proposal to develop a barbecue area intended to mark the occasion, but the project was not able to be finished at the time.
Club president Sue Page said the president at the time, Mike Smith, managed to give life to the project again after it had stalled.