Prime Minister turns sod at Hagley Oval

Prime Minister John Key officially marked the upgrade of Hagley Oval in Christchurch with a sod turning ceremony on Tuesday the 17^th December 2013.  The Hagley Oval Pavilion is expected to be finished by September next year.

A grass embankment will also be built up around the cricket pitch before the ground hosts three matches in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.  In August this year, the Environment Court gave the green light to plans to develop Hagley Oval as an international cricket oval.