Posted November 10, 2025 00:56
· last edited November 10, 2025 01:45
Construction costs have skyrocketed since Covid. Wellington Rugby has no money, and why should Welnix solely finance such a project, when stadiums are generally proven to never make money.
Be interested to know the budgeted cost, and who would be paying what.
Have read some articles about cheap smaller modular type grounds being built in the US. But they may have been pre Covid, and with very open grandstands without roofs etc. Not so great in Welly's climate.
Edit - USL club Phoenix Rising has a 10,000 seat modular stadium that opened in 2023.
I guess the Nix play in a summer league and would be a bigger tenant than the Wellington NPC team, who mostly play through spring time.
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Unknown editoredited November 10, 2025 01:45
Construction costs have skyrocketed since Covid. Wellington Rugby has no money, and why should Welnix solely finance such a project, when stadiums are generally proven to never make money.
Be interested to know the budgeted cost, and who would be paying what.
Have read some articles about cheap smaller modular type grounds being built I think yes in the US. But they may have been pre Covid, and with very open grandstands without roofs etc. Not so great in Welly's climate.
USL club Phoenix Rising has a 10,000 seat modular stadium that opened in 2023.
I guess the Nix play in a summer league and would be a bigger tenant than the Wellington NPC team, who mostly play through spring time.
Unknown editoredited November 10, 2025 01:03
Construction costs have skyrocketed since Covid. Wellington Rugby has no money, and why should Welnix solely finance such a project, when stadiums are generally proven to never make money.
Be interested to know the budgeted cost, and who would be paying what.
Have read some articles about cheap smaller modular type grounds being built I think yes in the US. But they may have been pre Covid, and with very open grandstands without roofs etc. Not so great in Welly's climate.
USL club Phoenix Rising has a 10,000 seat modular stadium that opened in 2023.
I guess the Nix play in a summer league and would be a bigger tenant than the Wellington NPC team, who mostly play through spring time.
Unknown editoredited November 10, 2025 01:02
Construction costs have skyrocketed since Covid. Wellington Rugby has no money, and why should Welnix solely finance such a project, when stadiums are generally proven to never make money.
Be interested to know the budgeted cost, and who would be paying what.
Have read some articles about cheap smaller modular type grounds being built I think yes in the US. But they may have been pre Covid, and with very open grandstands without roofs etc. Not so great in Welly's climate.
Construction costs have skyrocketed since Covid. Wellington Rugby has no money, and why should Welnix solely finance such a project, when stadiums are generally proven to never make money.
Be interested to know the budgeted cost, and who would be paying what.
Have read some articles about cheap smaller almost kid set type grounds being built I think yes in the US. But they may have been pre Covid, and with very open grandstands without roofs etc. Not so great in Welly's climate.
Construction costs have skyrocketed since Covid. Wellington Rugby has no money, and why should Welnix solely finance such a project, when stadiums are generally proven to never make money.
Be interested to know the budgeted cost, and who would be paying what.
Have read some articles about cheap smaller almost kid set type grounds being built I think yes in the US. But they may have been pre Copvid, and with very open grandstands without roofs etc. Not so great in Welly's climate.
