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Kicks off 20 July at Eden Park
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Makes perfect sense from a tourism point of view
Absolutely. My first thought was that it could screw up the land, but the Herald article says
The full-size pitch, measuring 105x68 metres on the tussock plains of Mackenzie Country in front of Aoraki Mt Cook was created by hand over six weeks using the strictest environmental and sustainability principles to ensure the land could be restored to its pristine condition after the game.
[...] Tourism New Zealand worked with local iwi and the Department of Conservation to ensure the project respected mana whenua and had no lasting impact on the land.
Not expecting many spectators then?
I just reread the article and it's full of unusual wording that suggests it was only created for a demonstration. Basically a promo for NZ and the cup.
Yep, I was joking, I wish the Women's World cup all the greatest success it deserves. Hopefully this can be taken as just a light joke it was meant in as know others may actually mean it more derogatory (I was in two minds if to post)
Nah, I took it as a joke.
It's just that it hadn't occurred to me that there was no place for the spectators until then. Which seems stupidly obvious in hindsight. It would have been a fantastic location 3 years ago though.