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Posted December 16, 2023 03:58 · last edited December 17, 2023 05:46

To be taken seriously as a country and to have any chance of hosting or part hosting events like Football World Cup (men’s & women’s), Club World Cup, Men’s Rugby World Cup you need at least 1 stadium above 50,000 capacity. A National Stadium. Aussie has 6 stadiums above 50,000 and 10 above 40,000. We have 1.

You build a 25,000 downtown waterfront stadium in Auckland, hosting Blues, Warriors and Auckland FC - Eden Park becomes that huge white elephant, hosting some 6 concerts and 2 ABs tests per year. Ratepayers then have to pour millions into it each year to keep it operational on highly valuable land ripe for development in a city needing housing

In the article above it says 40 events a year should see a 50k stadium pay it’s way and avoid white elephant status. Similar sized BC Place in Vancouver gets from memory over 200 events per year from flower shows to concerts to sport. All 4 options seem to have some merit, hopefully they choose the best one. The one with the least “forecast” required Council or Govt cash required will probably win

A boutique 20k downtown stadium is a nice have. A 50k National Stadium somewhere is a must have. And yeah they need to design it so that the smaller crowds still have a decent atmosphere on game day. Being a purpose built rectangle shape an absolute must.

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Unknown editor edited December 17, 2023 05:46
To be taken seriously as a country and to have any chance of hosting or part hosting events like Football World Cup (men’s & women’s), Club World Cup, Men’s Rugby World Cup you need at least 1 stadium above 50,000 capacity. A National Stadium. Aussie has 6 stadiums above 50,000 and 10 above 40,000. We have 1.

You build a 25,000 downtown waterfront stadium in Auckland, hosting Blues, Warriors and Auckland FC - Eden Park becomes that huge white elephant, hosting some 6 concerts and 2 ABs tests per year. Ratepayers then have to pour millions into it each year to keep it operational on highly valuable land ripe for development in a city needing housing

In the article above it says 40 events a year should see a 50k stadium pay it’s way and avoid white elephant status. Similar sized BC Place in Vancouver gets from memory over 200 events per year from flower shows to concerts to sport. All 4 options seem to have some merit, hopefully they choose the best one. The one with the least “forecast” required Council or Govt cash required will probably win

A boutique 20k downtown stadium is a nice have. A 50k National Stadium somewhere is a must have. And yeah they need to design it so that the smaller crowds still have a decent atmosphere on game day. Being a purpose built rectangle absolute must have
Unknown editor edited December 16, 2023 04:04
To be taken seriously as a country and to have any chance of hosting or part hosting events like Football World Cup (men’s & women’s), Club World Cup, Men’s Rugby World Cup you need at least 1 stadium above 50,000. A National Stadium. Aussie has 6 stadiums above 50,000 and 10 above 40,000. We have 1.

You build a 25,000 downtown waterfront stadium in Auckland, hosting Blues, Warriors and Auckland FC - Eden Park becomes that huge white elephant, hosting some 6 concerts and 2 ABs tests per year. Ratepayers then have to pour millions into it each year to keep it operational on highly valuable land ripe for development in a city needing housing

In the article above it says 40 events a year should see a 50k stadium pay it’s way and avoid white elephant status. Similar sized BC Place in Vancouver gets from memory over 200 events per year from flower shows to concerts to sport. All 4 options seem to have some merit, hopefully they choose the best one. The one with the least “forecast” required Council or Govt cash required will probably win

A boutique 20k downtown stadium is a nice have. A 50k National Stadium somewhere is a must have. And yeah they need to design it so that the smaller crowds still have a decent atmosphere on game day. Being a purpose built rectangle absolute must have
Unknown editor edited December 16, 2023 04:03
To be taken seriously as a country and to have any chance of hosting or part hosting events like Football World Cup (men’s & women’s), Club World Cup, Men’s Rugby World Cup you need at least 1 stadium above 50,000. A National Stadium. Aussie has 6 stadiums above 50,000 and 10 above 40,000. We have 1.

You build a 25,000 downtown waterfront stadium in Auckland, hosting Blues, Warriors and Auckland FC - Eden Park becomes that huge white elephant, hosting some 6 concerts and 2 ABs tests per year. Ratepayers then have to pour millions into it each year to keep it operational on highly valuable land ripe for development in a city needing housing

In the article above it says 40 events a year should see a 50k stadium pay it’s way and avoid white elephant status. Similar sized BC Place in Vancouver gets from memory over 200 events per year from flower shows to concerts to sport. All 4 options seem to have some merit, hopefully they choose the best one 

A boutique 20k downtown stadium is a nice have. A 50k National Stadium somewhere is a must have