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Posted March 22, 2024 06:27 · last edited March 22, 2024 06:31

Napier Phoenix
Reports have been that AFC will now be based there as there is insufficient room at Mt Smart with the Warriors. I wonder if the club might see some opportunities there in getting a stake or preferential treatment as a game tenant at NHS. 

I am not as convinced as others that the NZ sporting public is tied to railway public transport as what Wellingtonians are. Wellington has relied on its train system for more than 50+ years for commuters, ither cities (especially Auckland) hasn’t. NHS would be a perfect size 


Incorrect. Sky Stadium is easy to get to by car and if you time it right. My only gripe is the $35 parking fee under the stadium walkway. To get on or off the motorway is a piece of Cake. 

Say a game finishes at 7pmish. By Car without speeding you can be home, after a game, to Upper Hutt in 30 minutes or less (31km journey). The next train bound for Upper Hutt leaves at 8pm. I'm usually home having my dinner and watching another A League game by the time the train actually leaves Wellington Station. That train ride is best part of 1 hour. Therefore I wouldn't get home till at least 9:10pm, if I caught the train. 

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Napier Phoenix
Reports have been that AFC will now be based there as there is insufficient room at Mt Smart with the Warriors. I wonder if the club might see some opportunities there in getting a stake or preferential treatment as a game tenant at NHS. 

I am not as convinced as others that the NZ sporting public is tied to railway public transport as what Wellingtonians are. Wellington has relied on its train system for more than 50+ years for commuters, ither cities (especially Auckland) hasn’t. NHS would be a perfect size 


Incorrect. Sky Stadium is easy to get to by car and if you time it right. My only gripe is the $35 parking fee under the stadium walkway. To get on or off the motorway is a piece of Cake. 

Say a game finishes at 7pm. By Car without speeding you can be home, after a game, to Upper Hutt in 30 minutes or less. The next train bound for Upper Hutt leaves at 8pm. I'm usually home having my dinner and watching another A League game by the time the train actually leaves Wellington Station. That train ride is best part of 1 hour. Therefore I wouldn't get home till at least 9:10pm if I caught the train.