CASE STUDY: Awe-inspiring new sports precinct revitalises Christchurch

<h3><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;issuu&period;com&sol;multimediaau&sol;docs&sol;snnz50" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">This case study is from our Term 3 issue of School News&period; Check out the full edition online now &lpar;or pick up your staffroom copy&excl;&rpar;&period;<&sol;a><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The Christchurch City Council began its significant task to reconstruct fallen buildings&comma; including many sports facilities&period; The idea was not to simply replace the previous ones&comma; but to develop a bigger and better central hub that catered to several sports&comma; such as hockey&comma; tennis&comma; and athletics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;17222" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-17222" style&equals;"width&colon; 680px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-17222" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;08&sol;HEB&lowbar;Nga-Puna-Wai&lowbar;14-March-2019&lowbar;15&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"680" height&equals;"453" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-17222" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Photo credit&colon; Prestige<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The council employed several contractors including Rod Armstrong from Prestige Sports Surfaces to complete the new <em>Ng&amacr; Puna Wai Sports Precinct<&sol;em>&period; Rod was responsible for installing the 12 <em>International Tennis Federation<&sol;em>-certified tennis courts using APT Asia Pacific’s <em>Laykold® Masters <&sol;em>system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;For this project&comma; <em>Laykold Masters<&sol;em> was selected as the preferred surface due to its ability to withstand high usage over a long period of time&comma; its multi-use applications including netball and basketball&comma; and its range of long-lasting colours&comma;” explains Rod&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Laykold Masters<&sol;em> is part of APT’s wider Laykold family of acrylic sports surfaces that can be customised to achieve the desired performance&comma; playability and appearance&period; Specifically&comma; the <em>Laykold Masters Float<&sol;em> system is a great option for schools as it includes a prefabricated shock pad layer&comma; made from recycled tennis balls&comma; for added comfort and 21 percent force reduction&period; It is an incredibly cost-effective way to breathe new life into asphalt or concrete surfaces&comma; is low maintenance&comma; and comes in a huge range of colours to encourage student play and participation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;17224" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-17224" style&equals;"width&colon; 680px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-17224 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;08&sol;HEB&lowbar;Nga-Puna-Wai&lowbar;14-March-2019&lowbar;23&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"680" height&equals;"453" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-17224" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Photo credit&colon; Prestige<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em>Laykold<&sol;em> is also the official court surface of the <em>Miami Open<&sol;em>&comma; <em>New York Open<&sol;em> and now the <em>US Open<&sol;em> – the world’s biggest tennis <em>Grand Slam<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The<em> Ng&amacr; Puna Wai Sports Precinct<&sol;em> was completed in March 2019 and has proven to be an incredibly popular hub for community and elite tennis&comma; hockey and athletics events&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Christchurch has certainly endured several tragedies in the past several years&semi; however&comma; facilities like <em>Ng&amacr; Puna Wai<&sol;em> continue to bring hope and togetherness to the community&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;