22 Apr 2018

Christchurch awaits sports and recreation decision

From Sunday Morning, 7:47 am on 22 April 2018
An artist's impression of the Metro Sports Facility northern entry.

An artist's impression of the Metro Sports Facility northern entry. Photo: Christchurch City Council

A whole generation of children is missing out on sport in Christchurch with continual delays to replace QEII park. A review is due at the end of the month into the fate of the Metro Sport Facility planned for a site near Hagley Park and whether all or part of it should be combined with the multi-event arena also planned for central Christchurch. But it won't be finished until at least 2021 and it's already two years late. Andrew Leslie, the chief executive of the NZ Recreation Association and Bill Grogan, the regional sports director for secondary schools in Canterbury, discuss the issue.