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"It's got to be for the community": All Black legend brings the surf inland

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 27 Jun 2024, 9:32am
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"It's got to be for the community": All Black legend brings the surf inland

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 27 Jun 2024, 9:32am

Sir John Kirwan has been given the ‘all clear’ for a $100 million surf park project in Auckland. 

The artificial surfing pool will make between 600 and a thousand waves per hour, with more than 30 different settings for all skill sets. 

If further approvals go ahead, construction can begin on the 43-hectare area in Dairy Flat later this year. 

The All Black legend told Mike Hosking that there'll be a data centre and hotel, so it'll appeal to more than just the surfers. 

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