Construction Gets Underway On Christchurch Adventure Park

Melissa_Theuriau · *by **Melissa_Theuriau** on Thu 3/Mar/16 11:15am*

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel was at hand, with muscle from Todd Blackadder for the ceremonial turning of the first sod of earth. The diggers move in later on today.

The Christchurch Adventure Park is to be developed on 358 hectares of forested land known as the Cashmere Forest. It will include the largest mountain bike park in the Southern Hemisphere and will be the world’s first bike park to operate 365 days a year with a purpose built high-speed lift.

dwgknz · *by **dwgknz** on Thu 3/Mar/16 11:31am*

WTF does Todd Blackadder have to do with this?!?!?

Anton Cooper busy today?

Also the Kelly McGarry Centre for Doing Skids would be a way better name than the Christchurch Adventure Park

* a quick check of Facebook has confirmed that Anton Cooper is in fact busy on a morning ride around Lake Wanaka

Rik · *by **Rik** on Thu 3/Mar/16 11:41am*

dwgknz wrote:WTF does Todd Blackadder have to do with this?!?!?

Anton Cooper busy today?

Also the Kelly McGarry Centre for Doing Skids would be a way better name than the Christchurch Adventure Park

* a quick check of Facebook has confirmed that Anton Cooper is in fact busy on a morning ride around Lake Wanaka

"The Public" doesn't know, nor recognise who the Sam Hill, Anton Cooper is. It's no good having a figurehead no one knows. Todd is a mountain biker (well he owns an MTB) and more importantly he carries a butt load more media clout than the young Anton, Sorry Anton.

AgrAde · *by **AgrAde** on Thu 3/Mar/16 11:55am*

New Zilunders love rugby. Every single one of them. It should be on our flag.

Richie for president.

Astoria Paranoia · *by **Astoria Paranoia** on Thu 3/Mar/16 12:11pm*

dwgknz wrote:WTF does Todd Blackadder have to do with this?!?!?

Get mad.

I've seen him riding in Worsleys a few times, never Anton.

Slim · *by **Slim** on Thu 3/Mar/16 12:14pm*

Astoria Paranoia wrote:
dwgknz wrote:WTF does Todd Blackadder have to do with this?!?!?

Get mad.

I've seen him riding in Worsleys a few times, never Anton.

he rides heaps, I regularly see him out on the hills hooning.

Rik · *by **Rik** on Thu 3/Mar/16 12:16pm*

Astoria Paranoia wrote:I've seen him riding in Worsleys a few times, never Anton.

Anton's pretty bloody quick, you where probably blinking at the time he came past you.

swtchbckr · *by **swtchbckr** on Thu 3/Mar/16 1:05pm*

Rik wrote:"The Public" doesn't know, nor recognise who the Sam Hill, Anton Cooper is.

i like what you did there...

Astoria Paranoia · *by **Astoria Paranoia** on Thu 3/Mar/16 5:00pm*

Rik wrote:
Astoria Paranoia wrote:I've seen him riding in Worsleys a few times, never Anton.

Anton's pretty bloody quick, you where probably blinking at the time he came past you.

Good I only seem to catch him up the top of Nun.
Never tried to chase him down, it would be over very quickly.

AgrAde · *by **AgrAde** on Thu 3/Mar/16 5:13pm*

I've seen him heaps in worsleys. He laps out waynes world, climbing the 4wd track at like 30kmph.

adikt · *by **adikt** on Thu 3/Mar/16 6:45pm*

OK, whats the likely completion date estimate these days? Need to start planning my trip down ... for a couple months after it opens & the munters have eased off a bit.

I prefer to munt in peace