Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the Supercars Kiwi double-header on its way

Supercars will officially race in a Kiwi double-header in New Zealand from 2026-2028.

Ruapuna raceway in Christchurch will host a supercars championship each year, with it expected to continue after 2028.

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger talks to Heather du Plessis-Allan about the announcement.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
New Zealand. Good news. We're getting a second Supercars race
Ruapuna Raceway and christ Church is going to host a
Supercars Championship event every year from next year until at
least twenty twenty eight. And we're key, we double headed
because the event in Topel will continue until at least
twenty twenty eight as well. Phil Major is the mayor
of christ Church with us.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Now, Hey, Phil, good a, how are you.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
I'm very well, thank you. Now you've been wanting I
here to get this for a little while, have you? Oh?

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Absolutely, this is this is the best news that I've
heard for ages. This is, this is, this is so
good for christ hitch. Let's say I farlan to be honest.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Have you got you guys petrol heads down there?

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Oh? Yes, it's been a petrol flowing round. Some of
them's a diesel heads, but most of them petrol hetch.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Oh yeah, so you can get cuts?

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Are you that? The talk is from what I'm hearing,
and we've done homework on what TAPO had last year.
But it's about twenty thousand people, which I think is
like to bring ten million bucks into the city over
four days. It's ten million dollars we never had before,
so it's it's great. But the other good thing is
we've got a port here. We've got the airport here

(01:07):
as well as the port, and they can get their
cars and people can travel in easy. We've got six
new hotels in consenting and being built as we speak.
And the best thing is it's the same week, or
certainly the same month as the stadium moments, so it's
going to be a big month for Cross.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
How much money are you putting in rope pay money?

Speaker 2 (01:30):
I'm not sure that's going through our cry chi chen
Z and they do that. They don't tell me these numbers.
Otherwise I'd tell you because I've got an open mouth policy.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
It can't be more than ten million, though, can it?

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Oh no, no, no, no, no, no no, no. Ten
million is what the benefits of? That's right?

Speaker 1 (01:49):
Both like how much less? Phil?

Speaker 2 (01:55):
Lots lots less from what I'm told? What if they
tell you but I haven't been that, I haven't been tough.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
Now I'm being suspicious because you've been told something and
it's lots lost less, but you don't know how much
it is.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Come on, Phil, No, no, no, no, that's that's that's
christ your gen Z's department. But it's it's it's going
to be a really good return. But the bars that
were put into the town, into the city is going
to be outstanding.

Speaker 1 (02:16):
It really really is the bars like gold bars or
drinking bars.

Speaker 2 (02:21):
The buzz z.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
I thought I thought you were coming at me with
some gen Z lingo. Just then listen, I've been told
to ask you whether the track is up to standard.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Supercap From what I'm told, well, I have been told
that supercars have been over that that they're happy with
the quality of the track. There is some there a
lot of work going on on tire walls and the
entrance to the pits. So as far as the track
surface is concerned, I've been told that they're happy with it.

(02:54):
After they've been out in the handle they have been yeah.

Speaker 1 (02:56):
Yeah, good stuff.

Speaker 2 (02:56):
All right.

Speaker 1 (02:57):
Listen, Phil, thank you so much and I'm really stoked
for you. That's film made christ Church Mayor. For more
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