General Mt Smart Stadium

[Billyspleen75]

The promo material has enhanced end stands, a new north stand that looks like the redeveloped south side and a retractable roof… that caters for rugby, league, cricket and football. Opportunity missed to turn it into a rectangle ground and set up cricket elsehwere in Auckland. Cricket at Eden Park is an embarassing joke!

Exactly. I am very pro Waterfront Stadium, but I would not mind the Eden Park bid if they did away with Cricket and nailed the "club mode".

8000 capacity. Jesus that’s setting expectations low isn’t it!!!

A few people saying that 8k is a typo/incorrect, and should read as 18k.
When Auckland FC were announced, Bill Foley kept talking about building a 17.5k stadium

 

[Evil_Mush]

Half of the articles I see these days about Eden Park are the locals having another whinge about how their lives are being affected by events at the stadium they decided to move next to

Surely government isn't trying to get MORE events there, how rude!

 

[Rizzah]

What a mess. If they build the new configuration with cricket in mind, it'll be a total shit show.

 

[Playdaball]

Eden Park is a shocker

 

[Worried2Death]

Wonder if the Blues will move to the 8K stadium and if it'll still be half empty

 

[WahsaurusRex]

The Warriors current contract at Mount Smart ends after the 2028 season, Auckland FC's contract at Mount Smart ends after the 2028-2029 season, Go Media's current naming rights deal ends 2028.. Don't like the way ts sounds one bit

Where is Bruce (not Wayne) when you need him..

 

[Playdaball]

Look for Auckland FC to move to Western Springs and develop it further, getting rid of the speedway track and having a nice , tight 12k stadium.

Ponsoby Rugby Club , currently there will move to the outer fields or at a stretch, develop Cox's Bay

 

[Inruin]

View: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpL1bWohIP/?igsh=MTlmY2tvYmo5aGFpdA==

I think we have definitely missed out with a waterfront stadium

 

[JustLikeStartingOver]

we're always like oh little old New Zealand can't afford anything - Auckland is a big place, greater population than places like Munich, Amsterdam, Philadelphia* and is still growing faster than the rest of the country. It can afford a modern flagship stadium if there was any vision at all and not just looking after mates and old boys in back rooms.

* some of these places will have extensive suburban hinterland around the "city" area that pushes the population higher

 

[Inruin]

https://fb.watch/w92BDr3sVz/

more concerts for Eden Park....

imagine a downtown stadium with sports, concerts etc....

 

[John Nick]

https://fb.watch/w92BDr3sVz/

more concerts for Eden Park....

imagine a downtown stadium with sports, concerts etc....

Unfortunately we don't do nice things

 

[MrFrankWhite]

absolutely to be expected

 

[Worried2Death]

absolutely to be expected

We're like the Eeyore of the southern hemisphere in this back woods shithole Franky. Not much of a stadium.. not much of a country... not much of a national bird.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

not much of a national bird.

Better than France - bunch of cocks…

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Better than France - bunch of cocks…

Better? There’s underground kiwi fighting rings?

Roosters are basically dinosaurs

 

[Matiunz]

Better than France - bunch of cocks…

Japans ‘Brave Blossoms” doesn’t exactly inspire fear

 

[Inruin]

can anyone unlock this and post please?

Race to develop NZ's 'national stadium' heats up

The competition to develop New Zealand’s national stadium is coming down to the wire, with one project now backed by the world’s largest venue manag...

businessdesk.co.nz

 

[Teets]

Have they still not finalized what they're doing?

 

[Worried2Death]

Have they still not finalized what they're doing?

I thought they condemned us to Eden Park forever

 

[Inruin]

Auckland stadium contest between Eden Park and waterfront proposals dragging into 2025​

By Bernard Orsman
Auckland Reporter·NZ Herald·
21 Dec, 2024 05:00 AM5 mins to read

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Eden Park's capacity would lift to 60,000 under the 2.1 vision.

• The contest between Eden Park and Te Tōangaroa to be Auckland’s “Main Stadium” will continue into next year.
• Both proposals, likely to cost more than $1 billion, will report to the council with final feasibility studies by February 4.
• Te Tōangaroa faces stakeholder approvals and height restrictions; Eden Park’s main hurdle is funding.

The contest to be crowned Auckland’s “Main Stadium” looks set to drag well into next year.

The Eden Park Trust, and backers of the Te Tōangaroa bid for a stadium precinct in Auckland’s Quay Park, have given council officers progress reports on their plans and promised to provide final feasibility studies by February 4.

An artist's impression of the proposed Te Tōangaroa stadium.

Stadium wars: Battle continues between Eden Park and waterfront proposals

Both stadium options face big hurdles – especially over who will foot the bill.

www.nzherald.co.nz