Rugby Stadium

**The_Dover** · 16th November 2006, 15:24

don't be so suburban.

it's the new millenium and I need somewhere to carry my eyeliner and cellphone.

plus, it's a manbag not a handbag.

you are SO unmetro 98tls

**oldrider** · 16th November 2006, 15:30

I don't begrudge New Zealand or Auckland a quality stadium but the NZRFU and Eden park were well advanced in providing for needs of the World Rugby Cup requirements, why did the government need to interfere and propose the one on the waterfront anyway?

I think they have just created a huge diversion of public attention away from the criticism over their poor performance in government.

I have to say that they (Labour) have pulled a rabbit out of the hat with this one, the media were raging up against them on almost all fronts and now all you ever hear about is "stadiums" this is a political circus of diversion par excellence.

If the stadium gets built on the waterfront it will be a monument unto themselves, (Labour) if not they will claim WRC success as their own.

If it fails they will say we told you so and meanwhile everybody has forgotten what a bunch of worthless crooks they are!

I have to hand it too them they are the masters of deception and streets ahead of their opposition for devious tactics and political nous but are they really what New Zealand needs right now?

Not in my opinion but this is supposed to be a democracy so I guess they can only be as crooked, devious and conniving as the NZ public allows them to be and they (Labour) are creaming us! Well done or at least, well read Labour!

John.

**Toaster** · 16th November 2006, 15:31

Originally Posted by The_Dover

don't be so suburban.

it's the new millenium and I need somewhere to carry my eyeliner and cellphone.

plus, it's a manbag not a handbag.

you are SO unmetro 98tls

You gotta poodle to fit in that manbag??? It's apparently all the rage nowdays.

**Toaster** · 16th November 2006, 15:33

Originally Posted by oldrider

I think they have just created a huge diversion of public attention away from the criticism over their poor performance in government.

what a bunch of worthless crooks they are!

(Labour) are creaming us! Well done or at least, well read Labour!

John.

I couldn't agree more, nice one!

**The_Dover** · 16th November 2006, 15:34

nah, I want one of those little yorkshire terriers like WINJA has got.

**Toaster** · 16th November 2006, 15:35

Originally Posted by The_Dover

damn right yungatart.

fuck this stadium. let's build a decent racetrack in auckland.

Shit Yeah!! Best bloody idea yet.

**WRT** · 16th November 2006, 15:48

Originally Posted by Colapop

My personal opinion is that the area required is not big enough...

So send Ricoh to the water front and the tennis to Eden Park! Viola - more space.

Move the gas station to the cop yard. Tunnel under the domain and Albert Park - there's your parking. Speaking of which, the armed forces did most of the work there for you back in WWII.

**fische** · 16th November 2006, 16:14

There's Britomart but no decent rail network to service it. There's buses that service a wide area but nobody is willing to use them and get mugged. So to parking - Auckland during rush hours is already a parking lot.

Build the fucking thing wherever you like in Auckland, no-one is going to go there.

**Hitcher** · 16th November 2006, 16:57

$600 million for a stadium that will be too big to host a couple of rugby games, the final of which will probably be played by two foreign teams, seems a bit steep to me. I suspect that that gummint intended this as an election bribe, but hadn't counted on yawning ambivalence from Joe and Joanne Aucklander.

**Grahameeboy** · 16th November 2006, 17:00

Originally Posted by placidfemme

IMO... I'm not a huge rugby fan... generally I always pick the team thats playing against the All Blacks just to piss Sam off (yeah I'm mean... bite me).

I don't even know where Eden Park is... Somewhere near Mt Eden maybe?

They say that the stadium near the waterfront will have a walkway all the way around it (I'd use that), they also said the stadium at the waterfront could be used for a lot of things (other sports... concerts etc)... which I may use...

So in regards to it affecting me... the waterfront is the one I'd pick.

As far as the money side goes... I'd pick Eden Park simply because I don't wanna have our taxes put up to pay for the $700 million project

But wasn't that the plan for North Harbour Stadium once??

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 16th November 2006, 17:09

I would rather have the public money spend on upgrading our roads through out the country....

If the NZRFU raised the funds, thats different... personally the government shouldn't be giving a cent. I don't want it and I don't want to pay for it...

**Swoop** · 16th November 2006, 17:10

Originally Posted by MSTRS

2. Strike force is gone, but RNZAF still has options for transport.

You are referring to NZ's 3rd largest airline???

Originally Posted by Deano

What I think sucks is that everyone else in the real world needs resource consent under the RMA to do this sort of stuff, yet Govt in their wisdom, decides to do it and will create specific legislation that allows them to do it without any RMA considerations.

Changing the law (again) to make things legal........

Originally Posted by The_Dover

and herein lies the problem with kiwi sportsfans.
bunch of fuckin armchair critics with no real desire to get behind their teams.
I hope the all blacks never win another game.

I support NZ teams, just NOT paid, "professional" teams.....

Originally Posted by oldrider

I don't begrudge New Zealand or Auckland a quality stadium but the NZRFU and Eden park were well advanced in providing for needs of the World Rugby Cup requirements, why did the government need to interfere and propose the one on the waterfront anyway?

I think they have just created a huge diversion of public attention away from the criticism over their poor performance in government.

I have to say that they (Labour) have pulled a rabbit out of the hat with this one, the media were raging up against them on almost all fronts and now all you ever hear about is "stadiums" this is a political circus of diversion par excellence.

If the stadium gets built on the waterfront it will be a monument unto themselves, (Labour) if not they will claim WRC success as their own.

If it fails they will say we told you so and meanwhile everybody has forgotten what a bunch of worthless crooks they are!

I have to hand it too them they are the masters of deception and streets ahead of their opposition for devious tactics and political nous but are they really what New Zealand needs right now?

Not in my opinion but this is supposed to be a democracy so I guess they can only be as crooked, devious and conniving as the NZ public allows them to be and they (Labour) are creaming us! Well done or at least, well read Labour!

John.

Must spread rep around.... etc, etc...

Originally Posted by The_Dover

nah, I want one of those little yorkshire terriers like WINJA has got.

Yorkshire puddings.... mmmmmm!

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 16th November 2006, 17:14

Originally Posted by oldrider

I don't begrudge New Zealand or Auckland a quality stadium but the NZRFU and Eden park were well advanced in providing for needs of the World Rugby Cup requirements, why did the government need to interfere and propose the one on the waterfront anyway?

I think they have just created a huge diversion of public attention away from the criticism over their poor performance in government.

I have to say that they (Labour) have pulled a rabbit out of the hat with this one, the media were raging up against them on almost all fronts and now all you ever hear about is "stadiums" this is a political circus of diversion par excellence.

If the stadium gets built on the waterfront it will be a monument unto themselves, (Labour) if not they will claim WRC success as their own.

If it fails they will say we told you so and meanwhile everybody has forgotten what a bunch of worthless crooks they are!

I have to hand it too them they are the masters of deception and streets ahead of their opposition for devious tactics and political nous but are they really what New Zealand needs right now?

Not in my opinion but this is supposed to be a democracy so I guess they can only be as crooked, devious and conniving as the NZ public allows them to be and they (Labour) are creaming us! Well done or at least, well read Labour!

John.

totally agree... they are crooks, clarke is a thief, lier.. and butt ugly.. oh and she dresses funny...

one more thing... if the government can afford this... wheres my fracking tax cut..????

**fische** · 16th November 2006, 19:25

For the extra money that they want to spend on the waterfront stadium, they could buy most of the houses around Eden park and build a decent car park. They could probably also build a decent roadsystem to cope with any extra traffic flows. Or just build it out in Orakei...