No, not the whole idea. Just less grandiose. A compact stadium would be excellent without all this overdesigned overblown overkill. If not this site then Victoria Pk or north end of Wynyard Pt would be fine. Without the hassle. Foley's up for it.
A new downtown Stadium of only 18-25K doesn't really help Auckland or NZ that much. It's more a nice have for football/rugby/league fans, tired of oval multi use stadiums.
But a financially profitable 50,000 plus National Stadium, with as many events (sport, concerts, Crusty Demons or whatever) or tenants as possible, is a must have for NZ to ever host anything like a Rugby World Cup again, or co hosting a Mens Football World Cup, Club World Cup etc etc. I'm sure Foley is being told this.