The Te Kūiti Holiday Park on Te Kumi Road in Te Kūiti will officially close on Monday 14 July.

The decision to close the facility was determined at Waitomo District Council’s monthly council meeting on 27 May in an effort to save ratepayer funds.

The facility costs about $45,000 a year to maintain and operate, and with revenue around $13,000, ratepayers are contributing about $30,000 towards the cost.

Over the coming weeks, the following decommissioning activities will take place:

• Removal of signage
• Deactivation of Kiwicash access (Penny)
• Ongoing site decommissioning
• Removal of waste receptacles
• Removal of BBQ tables

The gate will remain in place until further notice, and the motorhome dump station will remain operational. Access to the dump station will not be affected by the works.

Planning is underway to relocate the bathroom and kitchen facilities to the Marokopa Holiday Park to replace aging facilities there.

Other assets will also be repurposed elsewhere.