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A new sport with an unusual name and several celebrity endorsements is picking up traction.
Pickleball is rapidly growing its player base here, after taking off in the United States.
But the sound of the hollow ball whacking the paddle is infuriating entire communities in the US... even prompting legal action.
Jeff Parke has been dubbed Auckland's Pied Piper of Pickleball, he talks to Jesse about the sport and the controversy its courting!
Two women playing pickleball Photo: Stephen Rahn / Public domain