Making waves in Dairy Flat

. . Ambitious plans by an international company called Aventuur could see a giant surf park built in Dairy Flat. The project was accepted for fast-track consenting at the end of last week. The concept includes a 2.2ha surfing lagoon with ‘perfect waves’, coaching, high performance sports facilities, accommodation and restaurants. The masterplanned development is focused on sustainability, according to NZ project partner Trevor McKewen. A data centre and 7ha solar farm are part of the scheme – the aim is to use solar energy to operate the data centre, and capture heat from the data centre to wa...