So what kind of a stadium Christchurch will get has finally been unveiled. Christchurch’s stadium will cost $NZ472.7 million, has a 25,000 seating capacity (36,000 for concerts with standing room) and a roof. The 25,000 seating capacity will almost certainly mean Christchurch still won’t get top-line rugby test matches. So our football diet according to the stadium’s business plan will be Super Rugby, provincial rugby matches, one high profile football and rugby league match each year, and second-rate rugby tests. The rugby, football and league matches, plus the concerts, which will now come too, are unlikely to be enough.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 19:30 UTC