Didn't the government offer a plan to build a brand new waterfront stadium but the RWC 2011 crowd wanted to do up Eden Park? Now it's losing money hand over fist and falling apart. What could have been
And it's now partly back on the table, with some property development group offering to privately fund new stadium construction in exchange for being gifted the land of the EP precinct, so they can get their filthy hands on it to build a thousand new homes/flats. Actually on the face of it not such a silly idea really, esp for a city with a housing shortage and awkward geography. Mayor Goff is keen.
As long as any new waterfront stadium is a rectangle! Plus an easy walk from public transport.
50,000 capacity only filled for two ABs tests a year, plus some concerts.
But with easy ability to section off the lower tier at max 25,000 and still create a great cauldron atmosphere, with clever acoustics or whatever. Vancouver Whitecaps for example do that with regular season MLS games at their BC Place venue, which I think is primarily a Canadian Football ground.
Once the 'new shiny stadium honeymoon' is over (as has happened with Westpac years ago) 25,000 would enough for regular season Blues, and Warriors games plus possibly an Akld A League side.