Park Island Sports HubPokapū Hākinakina o Park Island

Planning started: February 2011

The Park Island Master Plan (22 MB) was adopted in 2017 by Napier City Council. The plan covered both the current use of the recreational space, and looked up to 30 years into the future, proposing development in stages. 

The latest project for the area is the new Napier Pirates Rugby Club facilities, and fields. This is adjacent to the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union facilities, and are accessed from Orotu Drive, Parklands.

Council has been working with the club for several years on the relocation of the club from Tamatea Park, to Park Island.

The club facilities are scheduled to open later in 2025, however the three fields are expected to be ready for the 2026 rugby season.

Temporary carparking facilities will be established until a permanent carpark can be constructed, sometime in 2026.

Other developments, large and small, since 2017 include: pathways around Shrimpton Field and the base of the cemetery hills, a dog agility track, a rugby inspired playground, and the MacRae Field, named after Hawke's Bay based former All Black, Ian MacRae.

Park Island recreation and sports grounds first took shape in 1981 when the Council set aside 68 hectares west of Westminster Avenue.

Park Island has been home turf for organisations including Hawke's Bay Hockey, Napier City Rovers, and Napier Old Boys Marist Rugby Club for many decades.