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Thread ID: 117009	2011-03-29 22:37:00	Should Ak ratepayers pay rate increases for Rugby games??	1101 (13337)	PC World Chat

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1190311	2011-03-29 22:37:00	Should Ak ratepayers pay rate increases for Rugby games?? ie the RWC games move from CHCH to Eden Park Also the claimed benifts to Ak in $$, seem to just have been numbers pulled out of the air. This is what really annoys me. has anyone seen a true, independent cost/return analysis ?? it seems, not that long ago that it was being claimed that most large Sports events of this sort ALLWAYS run at a loss for the host city. Why is it that when the ARC lost all those millions on the one-off Beckham Soccer game , they were ridiculed for doing so, but rugby is OK for City Councills to spend millions on. Wheres the IRB's extra contribution to help out ?? I think , in reality, most of Ak arnt rugby mad anymore & dont really care one way or they other. Most of Akers wont be going to any of these games. 10 years ago it may have been a different attitude by the Ak public, but most of the people I know honestly no longer really care. Even those who in past were rugby followers.	1101 (13337)
1190312	2011-03-29 22:45:00	Ummmmm. Had you not noticed that Local bodies / Government have this annoying habit of spending our money and not their money? In Tokoroa they are in the process of spending 5.6 million on a sport stadium and convention centre. From what I see we have enough sports grounds to cater for demand and I can't remember the last time anyone convened anything here.	Snorkbox (15764)
1190313	2011-03-29 23:08:00	Ummmmm. Had you not noticed that Local bodies / Government have this annoying habit of spending our money and not their money? In Tokoroa they are in the process of spending 5.6 million on a sport stadium and convention centre. From what I see we have enough sports grounds to cater for demand and I can't remember the last time anyone convened anything here. Same here. Spending millions on a new community Swimming Pool , located 5 minutes from the beach, several beaches actually. A better spend would be many smaller pools at or next to schools or actually spend that money fixing drainage & sewage - hardly a fun project for city councilors to get behind. :yuck:	1101 (13337)
1190314	2011-03-29 23:22:00	One of the MAJOR issues here is public toilets for some reason. We do have swimming pools ( Council owned ) and I do agree that people need to learn to swim and maybe there will be less drowning. Perhaps trying to teach common sense at an early age may help but I feel you can't teach that one. ""Yeah , I was taught gun safety . Gun safety up to the eyeballs It never stopped me or my friends doing stupid things with our slug guns when we were young. You cant teach common sense & considering consequences of your actions before you act. That has to be learnt the hard way unfortunately."" From the other thread. It seems we agree. :)	Snorkbox (15764)
1190315	2011-03-29 23:52:00	Should Ak ratepayers pay rate increases for Rugby games?? ie the RWC games move from CHCH to Eden Park Woowww, what a tight a r s e. Can ChCh. motorists have their petrol tax monies back that we have been paying for your super motorways' ? Lurking. Ps. I couldn't give a s t u f f about rugby either and my rates have paid for the Park here to, we win some and we lose some. lurks.	Lurking (218)
1190316	2011-03-30 00:12:00	Can ChCh. motorists have their petrol tax monies back that we have been paying for your super motorways' ? mate, do you really want to go there ?? Where do you think the money for most of the roads comes from: hint, where is the biggest population base. just how did NZ get hoodwinked into paying millions for the RWC. All the profits will go back to the UK.	1101 (13337)
1190317	2011-03-30 04:33:00	mate, do you really want to go there ?? Where do you think the money for most of the roads comes from: hint, where is the biggest population base. just how did NZ get hoodwinked into paying millions for the RWC. All the profits will go back to the UK. Used to fly into the "biggest population base" 4 times a year and was always glad to get away from the perpetual traffic delays. Once the clog has been rectified ! perhaps the additional tax will be taken off the price of fuel, lol. Played "amateur rugby" for years, so don't worry, it p i s s e s me off to see the game become so so professional, that players' can't even return home when there is a disaster. Lurking.	Lurking (218)
1190318	2011-03-30 04:54:00	mate, do you really want to go there ?? Where do you think the money for most of the roads comes from: hint, where is the biggest population base. just how did NZ get hoodwinked into paying millions for the RWC. All the profits will go back to the UK. Bigger portion of tax or not, EVERYONE pays taxes, one of the things in life besides death that you can guarantee. There is more to making cash off the world cup besides ticket sales and subscriptions.	rob_on_guitar (4196)
1190319	2011-03-30 05:31:00	........ just how did NZ get hoodwinked into paying millions for the RWC. All the profits will go back to the UK. Don't think you are correct about the UK being the beneficiary but the profits certainly don't stay in NZ.	martynz (5445)
1190320	2011-03-30 06:27:00	Don't think you are correct about the UK being the beneficiary but the profits certainly don't stay in NZ. en.wikipedia.org Looks like Dublin, Ireland and they have just had a bailout from the European Market too or was that the other half of Ireland. Lurking.	Lurking (218)
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