Rototuna Senior High School Student Developing $400,000 Skatepark

Rototuna Senior High School student Benjamin Reid has been invited to assist in carrying out a $400,000 skatepark project in Hamilton in New Zealand. His local council extended the offer.

The 17-year-old student was approached as a result of a 50-page skatepark proposal that he created for city council. He described it as, “A phenomenal opportunity.”

Benjamin accepted the invitation and is now working with the council to generate community engagement around the project.

Read the full original article published by Stuff HERE.

Photo credit: Christel Yardley as appeared in Stuff.