Construction Progress
Pegasus now has a community of close to 600 residents living in the town, with around 250 houses completed. There has been an increased level of activity in both construction and consent processing over the past few months. Community spirit is well and truly alive at Pegasus, with monthly get-togethers proving to be very popular with residents.
Lake Pegasus, which was completed in December 2009, is now into its third summer season and has attracted large numbers of visitors during this time. With 11 sandy and pebbled beaches and 2 bridges to the island there is plenty of space for visitors to enjoy activities on the lake. The Hire Centre opened in November 2010, on the beach adjacent to the Flat White Cafe, providing a variety of sporting equipment for hire, including yachts, kayaks and mountain bikes.
The General Store is now open, as is the Flat White Cafe and Bar which opened in November 2009 and has it own onsite coffee roastery and library. Commercial office space is located upstairs with leasing opportunities available.
The Pegasus Golf & Sports Club celebrated its second birthday in December 2011, capping off two very successful years with some great achievements. The club now has over 850 registered members. The Bunker Cafe & Bar located at the Pegasus Golf Club is open to the public daily and has quickly become a locals favourite for lunch or evening dining on Friday and Saturday nights.
The show home village on Pegasus Boulevard is open for viewing daily and includes a number of very stylish contemporary fully furnished homes from Stonewood, Golden Homes, Mike Greer Homes, Dave Magill Homes and Artisan Homes.
It has been pleasing to see such high usage of the facilities at Pegasus, for both recreational activities and organised events. Pegasus Golf & Sports Club played host to the Pegasus NZ Women's Open in 2010 and 2011, followed by the Trans-Tasman Senior Pro Am in March. Both events proved very successful and brought an influx of visitors to the town. Pegasus is also making a name for itself as a first class venue for multi sport events, having held races in the House of Travel Triathlon Festival, Surf & Turf Aquathon and the Contact Tri Series. In February 2012, the town will host one of the concerts from the MORE FM Summer Vineyard Tour featuring the John Butler Trio, Aloe Blacc, Tiki Taane and Annabel Fay.
The Ministry of Education has purchased land for a primary school and pre school and has lodged an application with Waimakariri District Council to designate that land for construction of a primary school and early childhood centre.
Pegasus has been completely unaffected by the Christchurch earthquakes. URS engineers have completed nspections of the land and infrastructure and have found that Pegasus has had no damage from any of the Christchurch earthquakes. Power, gas, potable water supply, stormwater, sewerage, telecommunications and all land and buildings were undamaged.