Eden Park
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@Tim Lancaster Park at Jade Stadium doesn't work for you?
Was the other way round at Lancaster Park i.e. Jade Stadium at Lancaster Park. Commentators tried just calling it Lancaster Park at first, but got pulled into line by someone over it (for the obvious commercial reasons of not giving sponsors their money's worth) and it just became Jade Stadium over time.
@Tim Lancaster Park at Jade Stadium doesn't work for you?
Was the other way round at Lancaster Park i.e. Jade Stadium at Lancaster Park. Commentators tried just calling it Lancaster Park at first, but got pulled into line by someone over it (for the obvious commercial reasons of not giving sponsors their money's worth) and it just became Jade Stadium over time.
Though, now that it's fucked apparently it is Lancaster Park again.
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@taniwharugby @Hooroo yeah Wellingtonians get precious about 'The Stadium'.
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Arise dead thread!
Sounds good, but "Friday's announcement did not include a timeframe or a cost estimate, or how the development will be funded."
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Arise dead thread!
Sounds good, but "Friday's announcement did not include a timeframe or a cost estimate, or how the development will be funded."
@Machpants be ready about 2083 ,when my grandkids will grandparents themselves
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Here’s a cringey marketing video.
1:20 in they start giving some info
There’s 4 seperate stages to the wish list.
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Here’s a cringey marketing video.
1:20 in they start giving some info
There’s 4 seperate stages to the wish list.
Good, but I'd prefer they give up on cricket and make it suit the football codes.
100%. Eden Park number 2 for cricket. Dont need 60k for cricket.
Or perhaps NH stadium.
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Here’s a cringey marketing video.
1:20 in they start giving some info
There’s 4 seperate stages to the wish list.
Good, but I'd prefer they give up on cricket and make it suit the football codes.
I'd like to see more details on the proposed North stand. There's a brief glimpse on the video but it's hard to tell.. if they manage to take out most of the bottom tier of the North stand for the cricket configuration that should gain a few metres on the straight boundary
White ball cricket has actually been quite good at Eden Park. Up until recently I was attending every event at Eden Park so I saw plenty of it. For whatever reason it keeps producing entertaining games, not all dominated by the bat either.
Auckland needs to build a small Test venue somewhere else though
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I might be the only one but...
It really pisses me off when they go on about being "New Zealands National Stadium"
It's total bollocks and obviously people trying to claim Twickenham like status when NZ distributed games around the country unlike the NH.
Have noticed them claiming it in more and more materials in recent years and cannot say I am keen
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Is this project going to go ahead if a waterfront stadium is built or will it be one or the other?
Is this project going to go ahead if a waterfront stadium is built or will it be one or the other?
The Waterfront option hasn't been seriously talked about for years
This is just a proposal for now. It may not happen (I suspect stage I & II will happen. The last two stages will be harder to fund)
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It's an attempt by Eden Park Trust Board to get people to buy into an unnecessary expansion of a white elephant because they can't afford to run and maintan Eden Park as is.
Why do we need a 60K stadium? As opposed to would like?
Warriors should be told they ground share EP or fuck off.
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It's an attempt by Eden Park Trust Board to get people to buy into an unnecessary expansion of a white elephant because they can't afford to run and maintan Eden Park as is.
Why do we need a 60K stadium? As opposed to would like?
Warriors should be told they ground share EP or fuck off.
Warriors should be told they ground share EP
That move (and the change of focus for Mt Smart) has been talked about for ages. It's probably complicated by Moana Pasifika now. Their dozens of fans would have to move too
Before covid there was going to be a double header at Eden Park. The Warriors in an NRL match followed by a Blues SR match. I'd like to see that scheduled again to see how well it works
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There was an article in the herald that had this summary of the plans over the last decade
Crazy the amount of uncertainty that they've created around all these venues
Plan A - 2012 - Eden Park used for rugby, league and one-day and T20 cricket - Speedway moves to Mt Smart; Western Springs used for test cricket - Mt Smart becomes training base for league, a high-performance centre and home of athletics - North Harbour Stadium used by North Harbour Rugby and football --- Plan B - 2014 - Eden Park left to fend for itself after rejecting cost-cutting proposals. Warriors move to Eden Park or North Harbour Stadium after 2018 - North Harbour gets a $12m makeover including a roof over the western stand - Cricket gets $12m boutique oval at Western Springs, which remains a concert venue - Speedway goes to Mt Smart at a cost of $5m --- Plan C - 2016 - Eden Park keeps big rugby and cricket matches - Warriors stay at Mt Smart at least until 2028. Ground gets $10m over three years for league and concerts - North Harbour gets some rugby and football. $12m upgrade delayed - Speedway stays at Western Springs until 2019 when it moves to South Auckland - Western Springs becomes cricket ground and concert venue --- Plan D - 2019 - Eden Park left to fend for itself with major rugby matches and a possible council bailout - Warriors stay at Mt Smart until 2028 when they may shift to Eden Park. After 2028, Mt Smart becomes a community stadium and high-performance centre - Western Springs becomes a cricket ground for tests, T20 and one-day internationals at a cost of $91 million. Venue for concerts and AFL matches - North Harbour becomes a community stadium for events with fewer than 10,000 spectators. - Remains home of North Harbour Rugby. High-performance centre for rugby, football and baseball
