" Looks like that bored security guard had it wrong, and Quay Park’s measurements are okay "
Wait, what's this about? Is this something to do with the Gregor Paul article in the Herald?
Wait, what's this about? Is this something to do with the Gregor Paul article in the Herald?
Someone on here went for a gander down to Quay Park, and discussed the mooted stadium with a security guard. Kicking stones between them they decided the highly paid consultants had it all wrong, and the site would be too small.
No way we’d find that out until there’s waaaay more money sunk into the project! And from what someone said somewhere, like before, the fix is in for Eden Park, so it doesn’t matter…
Is some serious backers of the Quay Park bid, including NZ Rugby. If the financial models stuck up, I can see it being the favourite.
i sense there is a strong groundswell in Auckland (from afar, but I visit 1-2 times per year) that Eden Park is past it's used by date, and the site better suits the city now as housing.
The success of the transformation of the whole Viaduct area years ago, off the back of the Americas Cup, shows how a big ticket item like a downtown stadium can have great spinoffs for the whole wider area becoming a destination location. Better transport, entertainment, more tourism, increased housing projects etc. This for a city that continues to grow at a higher rate than almost all of the rest of NZ.