roguei
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Like most publically owned assets. It's harder to personally take a slice of the investment captial into a public asset over it instead going into a private one you can get partial ownship of.
General Mt Smart Stadium
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miket12
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Oh dear.... and how many other projects around NZ have also been built with fire doors containing asbestos?
www.nzherald.co.nz
$683m Christchurch stadium faces asbestos testing of fire doors
Testing for asbestos in more than 100 fire doors may take a couple more days.
Looks like blues staying put at Eden Park long term…
Did the Blues just do a Steve Matai with the Warriors to improve their deal?
Anyone know of good off streets for parking? Usually uber but will drive in for this game.
Was thinking of either off strest rockfeild or off street church street
Was thinking of either off strest rockfeild or off street church street
Plenty of off street provided you want to pay $10-$20
miket12
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Western Springs Bowl with new 30,000‑seat concert plan revealed for Auckland
New plans to upgrade Western Springs for concerts of up to 30,000 people, while retaining the Ponsonby Rugby Club will be presented to Auckland councillors for a final decision this month.
Auckland Council today announced plans for semi‑permanent staging to support festivals and concerts of up to 30,000 people, alongside an upgraded boutique sports configuration designed for events of around 5000 fans.
It comes after Auckland rich-listers Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams, and American billionaires Bill Foley and Bennett Rosenthal, abandoned plans last July for an “Auckland Arena” at Western Springs as the home of Auckland FC.
It was pitched to cost $200m-$300m with a 12,500-seat rectangular stadium.
After this preferred option was ditched, the council’s events arm Tātaki Auckland Unlimited (TAU) has further developed a ‘Western Springs Bowl’ concept.
This option proposed a permanent music and festival venue with capacity for 50,000 people, making use of the natural amphitheatre and adding new permanent staging infrastructure.
It also included a 5000–8000‑seat boutique stadium and community sports facility with clubrooms, a corporate hospitality space and a gym. The site would continue to operate as a community sports facility and remain the home of Ponsonby Rugby Club.
The refined option, unveiled today, retains the event-related benefits of the original proposal and the continued presence of Ponsonby Rugby Club, while reducing the level of ratepayer funding required to $2.5m.
Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson said the process had been about unlocking the full potential of Western Springs Stadium so it can be used more often and by more people.
It puts TAU in a stronger position to compete with Eden Park for mid-sized concerts and events, following the Government’s recent decision to allow the privately owned stadium to host up to 12 large concerts and 20 medium‑sized concerts each year.
Said Simpson: “As a key venue in our stadium network, the right solution will strengthen this iconic asset [Western Springs] as a multi-use facility for sport, festivals, concerts and community events.”
TAU chief executive Nick Hill was enthusiastic about the opportunities the redeveloped concept could generate for Auckland.
“As the stadium’s owners, we know how crucial it is to find the best future use for all Aucklanders.
“This summer’s concerts at the stadium had an incredible impact culturally and economically for Tāmaki Makaurau, so we are excited by the future opportunities the Western Springs Bowl concept would deliver.
“The redeveloped proposal is cost-effective for ratepayers and can deliver a fit-for-purpose venue with immediate benefits, giving promoters confidence ahead of next summer’s concert season,” said Hill.
Western Springs Bowl would provide mid-sized venue capacity larger than Spark Arena, but below major venues such as Go Media Stadium and Eden Park, he said.
Western Springs bowl: New 30,000‑seat concert venue to rival Eden Park
The $2.5m plan would create a 30,000-capacity concert bowl at Western Springs.
What's happened to our stadium plan for Auckland?
miket12
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I suspect that it will get kicked to the curve.... the front runner is upgrading Eden Park (bad idea) but both central and local government don't want to contribute to it and the EPTB don't have the money.
I wonder who the 5k-8k stadium will be for?
Warriors Women?
NSW Cup?
Auckland Rugby?
Moana Pasifika?
miket12
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Ponsonby Rugby Club…. and the Auckland Blues (but only when there's enough supporters, otherwise they'll play at Richmond Road Primary School)
in on eden upgrade or new stadium in city centre. No medium sized stadiums spread throughout auckland.Let the blues stay at Eden Park. Go Media is our house!
Yeah, I hope their combined influence/money can result in some decent upgrades - like a proper South Stand.
Need some more toilets at Mt smart - big lines at halftime
Credit where its due, taken into account a bit of fan feedback about lack of seating at the north end which was rectified among other things I noticed today. Improved fan experience every season
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Geez have they? The toilets in my section have been missing parts of the locks for about 3 seasons now, and tonight was still the bloody same!
Is this for the mens?
Dont need more toilets. Need men to not be afraid of pulling their cocks out in front of other men or a simple partition board every metre of the urinal will increase desirable pissing areas by 300%. Whenever I see a queue at the mens I waltzed straight on in and sure enough they'll be plenty of space but people wanna just piss in the corners. Believe me, I could fit my penis under a thimble but you can only fuck with the dick you got so get it out, let it out and get on with it...
roguei
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Been season ticket holders in the exact same spot for ages now (quite hard to move 6 people further in when some memberships lapse.). And over the last season and this one, a new family is now sitting in front of half of us. Normally it's just a dad and his kids which is all good. But sometimes, it looks like his old man comes as well. Now i'm quite a vocal guy, I do swear every now and again at the ref. No slurs or anything of the like, just a "fuck off ref", "bullshit". So i understand if others want me to shut up a bit. Which i have done in the past when asked. But this time it was a bit weird because that old man who occasionally sits with that family started to sneakly take pictures of myself and some of my mates. Post those same photos to some people and then those people would talk about how much they wanted to punch me the face. Might of been happening before, but this time my partner was sitting behind him. And as she is only a bit of fan, was more interested in why someone was taking photos of me instead of the game. Which weirdly i'd have only a small issue about if it was said to my face, and would of settled down during the raiders match if talked to about it. But because it wasn't face to face, it kinda striked a nerve.
Now i let my mates and partner leave just after the song but i stayed behind to talk to the guy. Told him that he should just of said somthing instead of taking pictures and talking online. More than happy to settle down as we're all fans here, i'm not gonna get into a fit of rage if he just asks. Dude just looked shocked, said yeah mate then went stright into the crowd.
I really don't wanna make going to a league game awful for anyone. Thats why outside of it being a bit of a snake way to go about things, i don't hate the old dude (unlike my partner who was furyious) He very likely just wants to enjoy the game and atmopshare the same as anyone else. And previously i thought as long as im not the worst person in earshot i should be fine. In this case that would be the group of blokes behind us yelling "fuck off you ranga cunt" anytime horse had the ball. But after this experience i'm not 100% on where the line is. Outside of this just being a cathartic way to talk about somthing i've been thinking about, for other regulars, what is your line between a loud good crowd and loud obnoxious fans?
Now i let my mates and partner leave just after the song but i stayed behind to talk to the guy. Told him that he should just of said somthing instead of taking pictures and talking online. More than happy to settle down as we're all fans here, i'm not gonna get into a fit of rage if he just asks. Dude just looked shocked, said yeah mate then went stright into the crowd.
I really don't wanna make going to a league game awful for anyone. Thats why outside of it being a bit of a snake way to go about things, i don't hate the old dude (unlike my partner who was furyious) He very likely just wants to enjoy the game and atmopshare the same as anyone else. And previously i thought as long as im not the worst person in earshot i should be fine. In this case that would be the group of blokes behind us yelling "fuck off you ranga cunt" anytime horse had the ball. But after this experience i'm not 100% on where the line is. Outside of this just being a cathartic way to talk about somthing i've been thinking about, for other regulars, what is your line between a loud good crowd and loud obnoxious fans?
