Posts by DexterX
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The dreadful apartments have killed off Aucklanders' view of and access to the harbour from the central city.
The "talk" Auckland City make about heritage corridors seems like crap to me - is the compensation for the apartment canyon (from Hobson St, down Custom Street to Beach Road) the maritime heritage corridor one can see if they stand in the middle of the Britomart Place dodging buses - this approach has not brought balance to the force.
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With the ABs outstanding game the amazing thing is they still left room for improvement and could have gone to 60 points, however, with the performance of local and central government in relation to the stadia it can only get worse.
The stadia situation should have been resolved to a significant degree well before the bid for hosting the RWC was made.
The situation is a total shambles, the end result will be sub optimal in comparison to what could have been achieved had a proper site location and then design process been followed.
The motivation for all this frantic activity and commitment from the mayor dick in a box and the government is vanity; the final and the stadia will provide a great feel good photo and spectacular knees up.
Cripes I won’t be able to afford a ticket to the final so what do I care save for the fact that as an Aucklander I will be paying for it for decades to come.
The reason the stadia take a fast track over Auckland’s long suffering public transport and infrastructure is that mayor dick in a box and the government don’t catch buses.
Can’t help think part of it is a NIMBY reaction from Helen. The problem with the waterfront location is the completed stadia will likely sink.