It's awesome that you're so passionate about the team, but, sadly, you guys aren't the normal fans, and neither are the people who post on this forum. The few thousand that come game after game won't be affected much if the team is in Upper Hutt or Wellington, it's about making it easy for the casual fan to make a spur of the moment decision to come to the game.
There's even people on this forum, i.e. heavily engaged in the team, that find it inconvenient to come to the game now, imagine how much more inconvenient it will be if you add 30 - 60 minutes to their trip.
Remember that even Hutt Rec didn't sell out, despite the < 10k capacity, awesome atmosphere, great location, and a team that was flying high and performing well (they were fighting for the top of the table at the time, and briefly hit it), the Phoenix actually had a drop in attendance IIRC.
There's even people on this forum, i.e. heavily engaged in the team, that find it inconvenient to come to the game now, imagine how much more inconvenient it will be if you add 30 - 60 minutes to their trip.
Remember that even Hutt Rec didn't sell out, despite the < 10k capacity, awesome atmosphere, great location, and a team that was flying high and performing well (they were fighting for the top of the table at the time, and briefly hit it), the Phoenix actually had a drop in attendance IIRC.