Eden Park
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@Crucial said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@MajorRage said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
This is actually a very fair article by TFF (the Fern's favourite)
He's a serial whiner but the article does, at least, highlight the clusterfuck of decision making throughout greater Auckland when in comes to
stadia. any infrastructure whatsoever.Fixed it for you.
On a side note, way back in the day I was forced to attend community board meetings as part of a journalism paper. Cos I lived in Kingsland at the time, I went to the local one. My god. Never had I heard such a bunch of piston wristed gibbons. They way they whined, it was if Eden Park had just appeared that year.
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In my view, the real fuck up started when rugby stadiums weren't considered for the Warriors to make their home back in 1995. NZ as a country, is big enough to deserve to have a decent track and field stadium, and Mt Smart should have been left as it was. Unfortunately, the only option against it was Carlaw park, which by that stage literally was a toilet, if not worse.
Although given the phenomenal support from South Auckland communities to the warriors, I do wonder if having them inner city would limit the success of their fanbase.
A stadium which could be viewed as the offical home of the All Blacks, Blues, Warriors, and the spiritual home of Mate Ma'a Tonga with deals with Manu Samoa, Tonga rugby for gate takings etc, would have been a superb use of rectangular waterfront stadium. With it being close to vector as well, then the transport links could be properly updated for both.
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I'm getting sick of all this stadium garbage. Auckland needs a flash new stadium in an appropriate spot and it may as well be a 'national stadium' and get all the big games. This also makes the debate I envision for Christchurch around the size and nature of our stadium to be a lot simpler as there won't be an argument for winning tier 1 tests and needing 35,000+ seats, which currently isn't in the plan.
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@shark said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
I'm getting sick of all this stadium garbage. Auckland needs a flash new stadium in an appropriate spot and it may as well be a 'national stadium' and get all the big games. This also makes the debate I envision for Christchurch around the size and nature of our stadium to be a lot simpler as there won't be an argument for winning tier 1 tests and needing 35,000+ seats, which currently isn't in the plan.
There are too many conflicting interest groups up here. That is why we have the hotchpotch setup that exists today. The city could do with one quality cricket venue and one multi-use stadium for the rugby codes, football, and concerts. My choice would have been Western Springs for cricket (nice natural bowl in an oval shape already) and to build a steep sided narrow footprint stadium (like the one in Hong Kong) at the old Carlaw Park site which would have required a little land from the domain to make happen. Then it is close to Spark Arena and the Tennis centre. Sadly that ship has sailed. I am vehemently opposed to building anything in the water, it is tantamount to madness. The least worst option is Mount Smart. It is reasonably central, the right shape, and is an excellent venue to watch league and see concerts. It is in the middle of industrial land so no pesky neighbours to complain about the noise. I don't see why they couldn't leave the new East Stand and build brand new stands on the other 3 sides, spend money to comprehensively upgrade Penrose train station and build a bus terminal and even a carpark tower. Yes it is further from town but that's what the trains are for and it's only a 15-20 minute express ride into town. Western Springs turns into a cricket ground and the Eden Park Trust is dissolved and the land is subdivided to pay for the whole thing. Trust Arena in Waitakere has a running track and a small stand, it could be developed a little more for athletics if they wanted to
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@canefan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@shark said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
I'm getting sick of all this stadium garbage. Auckland needs a flash new stadium in an appropriate spot and it may as well be a 'national stadium' and get all the big games. This also makes the debate I envision for Christchurch around the size and nature of our stadium to be a lot simpler as there won't be an argument for winning tier 1 tests and needing 35,000+ seats, which currently isn't in the plan.
It is reasonably central, the right shape, and is an excellent venue to watch league and see concerts. It is in the middle of industrial land so no pesky neighbours to complain about the noise.
Not yet at least...people like moving next to these facilities and then moan about them.
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@taniwharugby said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@canefan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@shark said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
I'm getting sick of all this stadium garbage. Auckland needs a flash new stadium in an appropriate spot and it may as well be a 'national stadium' and get all the big games. This also makes the debate I envision for Christchurch around the size and nature of our stadium to be a lot simpler as there won't be an argument for winning tier 1 tests and needing 35,000+ seats, which currently isn't in the plan.
It is reasonably central, the right shape, and is an excellent venue to watch league and see concerts. It is in the middle of industrial land so no pesky neighbours to complain about the noise.
Not yet at least...people like moving next to these facilities and then moan about them.
Not this time. Harness the unitary plan and set the rules now. Fuck people moving into the area, they should know the rules before they buy in
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12204726
Talked with a mate who has good knowledge of the EP problem. He was saying that under the current system the residents not only block the number of events, they can block any attempt to bowl the place and build houses. Something about the land being zoned for a stadium. It will take a big fuck you from local and maybe even central government to push it through
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@canefan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
Talked with a mate who has good knowledge of the EP problem. He was saying that under the current system the residents not only block the number of events, they can block any attempt to bowl the place and build houses. Something about the land being zoned for a stadium. It will take a big fuck you from local and maybe even central government to push it through
I know an Eden Park resident, park at their place for big games, and I think it's a myth that the 'residents' are anti events etc. There's a minority of stick in the muds but most residents knew what they were getting in for when they moved into the area.
They had a big shindig before the 2011 RWC at Eden Park where NZR/AKL council took them through everything that was going to happen etc and they had a bit of a meal and drinks etc.
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@Nepia said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@canefan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
Talked with a mate who has good knowledge of the EP problem. He was saying that under the current system the residents not only block the number of events, they can block any attempt to bowl the place and build houses. Something about the land being zoned for a stadium. It will take a big fuck you from local and maybe even central government to push it through
I know an Eden Park resident, park at their place for big games, and I think it's a myth that the 'residents' are anti events etc. There's a minority of stick in the muds but most residents knew what they were getting in for when they moved into the area.
They had a big shindig before the 2011 RWC at Eden Park where NZR/AKL council took them through everything that was going to happen etc and they had a bit of a meal and drinks etc.
Ok, lets test that and double the number of events at Eden Park and let them trade out of debt.
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@Kirwan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@Nepia said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@canefan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
Talked with a mate who has good knowledge of the EP problem. He was saying that under the current system the residents not only block the number of events, they can block any attempt to bowl the place and build houses. Something about the land being zoned for a stadium. It will take a big fuck you from local and maybe even central government to push it through
I know an Eden Park resident, park at their place for big games, and I think it's a myth that the 'residents' are anti events etc. There's a minority of stick in the muds but most residents knew what they were getting in for when they moved into the area.
They had a big shindig before the 2011 RWC at Eden Park where NZR/AKL council took them through everything that was going to happen etc and they had a bit of a meal and drinks etc.
Ok, lets test that and double the number of events at Eden Park and let them trade out of debt.
Of course I wasn't suggesting that they would be open to everything, a resident can still be pro Eden Park (or any events centre) while not supporting a stupid escalation of events. However, just vilifying all the residents off hand is stupid.
Also, what events do you propose are going to want to suddenly switch to Eden Park to satisfy this doubling?
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@Nepia said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@Kirwan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@Nepia said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@canefan said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
Talked with a mate who has good knowledge of the EP problem. He was saying that under the current system the residents not only block the number of events, they can block any attempt to bowl the place and build houses. Something about the land being zoned for a stadium. It will take a big fuck you from local and maybe even central government to push it through
I know an Eden Park resident, park at their place for big games, and I think it's a myth that the 'residents' are anti events etc. There's a minority of stick in the muds but most residents knew what they were getting in for when they moved into the area.
They had a big shindig before the 2011 RWC at Eden Park where NZR/AKL council took them through everything that was going to happen etc and they had a bit of a meal and drinks etc.
Ok, lets test that and double the number of events at Eden Park and let them trade out of debt.
Of course I wasn't suggesting that they would be open to everything, a resident can still be pro Eden Park (or any events centre) while not supporting a stupid escalation of events. However, just vilifying all the residents off hand is stupid.
Also, what events do you propose are going to want to suddenly switch to Eden Park to satisfy this doubling?
Concerts, sports (like the Cricket that could play at night because of the lights, stuff live that. More rugby, more of everything.
You can't be pro Eden Park and not want it used enough to pay it's bills.
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@MN5 said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
Just knock the fucker down and turn if into a bunch of old folks homes. Worked in NZs greatest city after all.
Read above. Current rules won't allow it without all of the residents approving zone changes and consents. In other words NUTS
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@Nepia said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
However, just vilifying all the residents off hand is stupid.
There's a few that oppose it. Under the RMA, they have the right (and the means it appears) to challenge resource consents. So, basically, no late events at EP until either the Unitary Plan changes (not happening), or everyone locally rolls over.
Note that EP tried to get 6 late events a year when the Unitary Plan rolled out. They failed, so each one now needs a RC application -w hich costs a pile of money, and has no guarantee of success. Basically, they are farked.
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@nzzp said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
@Nepia said in Eden Park - the fortress no one wants:
However, just vilifying all the residents off hand is stupid.
There's a few that oppose it. Under the RMA, they have the right (and the means it appears) to challenge resource consents. So, basically, no late events at EP until either the Unitary Plan changes (not happening), or everyone locally rolls over.
Note that EP tried to get 6 late events a year when the Unitary Plan rolled out. They failed, so each one now needs a RC application -w hich costs a pile of money, and has no guarantee of success. Basically, they are farked.
Yup. And it only needs one objector
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