Wellington just simply can't afford a stadium like the above plus Sky, it's fanciful stuff. You'd just have them competing for basically the same tenants & events (AB tests, big concerts excepted). A zero sum game.
You can't make the monthly debt payments on a $300M bank loan (12K new stadia) from over priced Macca's or Subway. Not even Fritzs Wieners can do that. You need serious Govt cash investment. Or another sports mad American billionaire to rock up. At the moment unlike the 09, there is no serious public groundswell or debate in the 04 to replace the main stadium in town. Partly because the existing one, unlike Eden Park, is already in the best location.
The new rectangular roofed stadium in ChCh is gonna cost $683M. It will seat 30,000 for sports events, and will hold a minimum 36,000 spectators for large music events. Basically identical to Forsyth Barr, and to be financed by local & national Govt ($220M Christchurch Regeneration Acceleration Fund).
Welly will have to wait until the ROF is terminal, for it's turn to get the same. Fans saying but I want & deserve a rectangle 12K stadium so I can have a great day out at the football, remind me a bit of taking screaming infants shopping. No acknowledgement of the hard cold financial reality, boring as it is.
You can't make the monthly debt payments on a $300M bank loan (12K new stadia) from over priced Macca's or Subway. Not even Fritzs Wieners can do that. You need serious Govt cash investment. Or another sports mad American billionaire to rock up. At the moment unlike the 09, there is no serious public groundswell or debate in the 04 to replace the main stadium in town. Partly because the existing one, unlike Eden Park, is already in the best location.
The new rectangular roofed stadium in ChCh is gonna cost $683M. It will seat 30,000 for sports events, and will hold a minimum 36,000 spectators for large music events. Basically identical to Forsyth Barr, and to be financed by local & national Govt ($220M Christchurch Regeneration Acceleration Fund).
Welly will have to wait until the ROF is terminal, for it's turn to get the same. Fans saying but I want & deserve a rectangle 12K stadium so I can have a great day out at the football, remind me a bit of taking screaming infants shopping. No acknowledgement of the hard cold financial reality, boring as it is.
The cost blowout of the ChCh stadium build means there is not enough central government money to finish the build. Hence a lot of bellyache here in ChCh because local govt (CCC) cannot easily raise the rates to pay for it. Mayor Mauger suggested closing down some libraries (because they are in his words "just some buildings with books in them") and cut swimming pool hours - to which the collective city laughed in his face. Now he is asking as far as towns not far from Dunedin (Waimate) to chip in. Not looking good.
Perhaps cutting the Mayors wages might help raise some money towards the cause, and the CEO's too. Stop the junket trips overseas to see how other countries are dealing with similar issues, when you can see it online.