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You are here: Home / Library / ON SAND CARPET, SOIL,DOAB AND KIKUYU SPORTS FIELDS-ARE WE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AT MANUKAU CITY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.

ON SAND CARPET, SOIL,DOAB AND KIKUYU SPORTS FIELDS-ARE WE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AT MANUKAU CITY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.

By R M Findlay

  • Printer: Manukau City Council
  • Editor: Robert M Findlay
  • Book ID: 664

A discussion paper prepared for members of the Sports Field Forum NZ (Inc) members by Robert Findlay. Park Operations Team Leader. Manukau City Council.

Are sand carpets fields the way to go?   Benefits and limitations.

Granted that sand carpets have a place but their cost is questioned when compared with soil-based fields based on data gathered from the 2001 & 2003 Best Sports field Competition results

The results were used to measure use and cost; Presentation, Use hrs/week, Annual cost, Expenditure per week.

SAND CARPET FIELDS

CULTURAL FACTORS

PRESENTATION OF SOIL FIELDS AT MANUKAU CITY

SPORTS FIELD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 1996.  Citing the value of sport, the increasing demand and the high renovation costs being incurred as a consequence of the wet winter a team led by the author RMF developed this strategy.

ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE PRESENTATION OF SOIL FEILDS IN MANUKAU CITY.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  Richard Radonich. Sportsfield CoOrdinator, Booking Officer, Colin Foster, Park Field Officers past and present: Hugh Graham, Andreas Lilly, Abe Turei, Bill Teuakura

Sportsfield development strategy Team; Nelson Hoskin, Russell Hill, Patricia Wrigley, Alistair Clegg


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