I think part of what he's saying is the cost of holding games at the Cake Tin should be able to be negotiated down. Why should running an event for 7-8K people cost more at the Cake Tin than it would in Petone?
The stadium seem to be quite intransigent on costs. Even the club rugby finale had had to leave the stadium. At one stage that attracted a decent enough crowd. Rugby has a bit of sway but even that wasn't enough.