WHoW Aquasports Park Sucesfully Completes First Round of Funding

The WHoW Aquasports Park, which will host a Wavegarden Cove wave pool, achieved its first fundraising goal of $125,00 NZD ($80,000 USD). This will allow WHoW Charitable Trust to continue to lead the charge to bring surfing, wake boarding and white water rafting into the rebuilding community of Kaiapoi.

The funds came from a mix of crowdfunding, auctions and private donations.

The money raised will be used for a pre-feasibility study that will include reports on transport, planning and land use, as well as cultural, market research and financial assessments. The pre-feasibility work is expected to be completed early next year. If that pre-feasibility study goes well, the Waimakariri District Council and Enterprise North Canterbury have indicated they will support project and potentially offer funding. 

If everything goes according to plan, the park should open to the public in the summer of 2023.