OPINION: Each Christchurch ratepayer will have to pay many thousands of dollars over the next 30 years to build and maintain the proposed roofed rugby stadium. In Christchurch, successive concept images show a cost-driven drift away from a multi-use facility and towards a roofed rugby stadium. The city must decide whether it wants a roofed rugby stadium, like the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, or a multi-use arena like the Manchester Arena. As a consequence, the Manchester Arena is in constant use for a very wide variety of mega acts and audiences. This ambition is far better supported by a true multi-use arena than by a roofed rugby stadium.

Source: Stuff June 21, 2022 23:06 UTC