A Wanaka sports club has accused the Queenstown Lakes District council of favouring outdoor male-dominated sports, in a bid to convince the council to fund another indoor sports centre. Aspiring Gymsports Gymnastics Club spokeswoman Colleen Nisbet said the council spent nearly half a million dollars on a new skateboard park in Pembroke Park. Sport Otago community sports adviser Kelvin "Tiny" Carruthers said he had identified 39 groups, including Kahu Youth, that were operating in inadequate facilities and were facing increasing commercial rents. The Mitre 10 building "ticks every box" outlined in the proposed master plan for sports facilities in this Covid world, he said. "The Mitre 10 building is a unique opportunity for any community ... and a solution to the obvious crisis," he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 19, 2021 14:48 UTC