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martinb
Plenty allowed to happen in the backyard around Eden Park. Imagine plopping down the league 9s or a Six60 concert on Mt Hobson or in Ponsonby or along the wealthy suburbs there. Or even a night time ABs test. Then you’d find out about NIMBY’s I’m fairly sure! Just look at the amount the league club in super gentrified Grey Lynn gets the police called on them for existing. 

Sorry a bit off topic. 

Besides you’re hearing concerns about 6s on Sandringham Road now because it suits the waterfront development! Similar concerns about golf balls at Chamberlain occurred when the drums were beating loudly for it to become an 9 hole, apartments and a public park. 
Be a shame to lose Chamberlain. Beautiful course and one of the few where you can rock up and play at any time without a booking.
The anti-chamberlain crowd are a huge bug bear of mine. Golf is one of the most popular sports in the country. Chamberlain is used from sunrise to sunset, every single day, rain or shine. It's the only affordable golf course in Auckland, which means it opens up sport to a whole world of people who'd "otherwise never so much as go for a walk" (actual quote from quite a big lad I'd played with there once). Ok, you can't walk your dog there, but a city should support different uses and Chamberlain's numbers would easily outnumber dog walkers, and there's alternative options in Western Springs and Fowlds Park 5 minutes walk away.

There's a much better argument to turn a significant number of the football, rugby, and cricket soccer fields into housing (which I'd be totally against) - yet Chamberlain gets all the criticism because hurr durr goLf iS fOr RiCh PeOpLe.

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Buffon II
martinb
Plenty allowed to happen in the backyard around Eden Park. Imagine plopping down the league 9s or a Six60 concert on Mt Hobson or in Ponsonby or along the wealthy suburbs there. Or even a night time ABs test. Then you’d find out about NIMBY’s I’m fairly sure! Just look at the amount the league club in super gentrified Grey Lynn gets the police called on them for existing. 

Sorry a bit off topic. 

Besides you’re hearing concerns about 6s on Sandringham Road now because it suits the waterfront development! Similar concerns about golf balls at Chamberlain occurred when the drums were beating loudly for it to become an 9 hole, apartments and a public park. 
Be a shame to lose Chamberlain. Beautiful course and one of the few where you can rock up and play at any time without a booking.
The anti-chamberlain crowd are a huge bug bear of mine. Golf is one of the most popular sports in the country. Chamberlain is used from sunrise to sunset, every single day, rain or shine. It's the only affordable golf course in Auckland, which means it opens up sport to a whole world of people who'd "otherwise never so much as go for a walk" (actual quote from quite a big lad I'd played with there once)

There's a much better argument to turn a significant number of the football, rugby, and cricket soccer fields into housing (which I'd be totally against) - yet Chamberlain gets all the criticism because hurr durr goLf iS fOr RiCh PeOpLe.
Unknown editor edited February 17, 2024 00:43
Buffon II
martinb
Plenty allowed to happen in the backyard around Eden Park. Imagine plopping down the league 9s or a Six60 concert on Mt Hobson or in Ponsonby or along the wealthy suburbs there. Or even a night time ABs test. Then you’d find out about NIMBY’s I’m fairly sure! Just look at the amount the league club in super gentrified Grey Lynn gets the police called on them for existing. 

Sorry a bit off topic. 

Besides you’re hearing concerns about 6s on Sandringham Road now because it suits the waterfront development! Similar concerns about golf balls at Chamberlain occurred when the drums were beating loudly for it to become an 9 hole, apartments and a public park. 
Be a shame to lose Chamberlain. Beautiful course and one of the few where you can rock up and play at any time without a booking.
The anti-chamberlain crowd are a huge bug bear of mine. Golf is one of the most popular sports in the country. Chamberlain is used from sunrise to sunset, every single day, rain or shine. It's the only affordable golf course in Auckland, which means it opens up sport to a whole world of people who'd otherwise never so much as go for a walk.

There's a much better argument to turn a significant number of the football, rugby, and cricket soccer fields into housing (which I'd be totally against) - yet Chamberlain gets all the criticism because hurr durr goLf iS fOr RiCh PeOpLe.