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Thread ID: 144061 2017-06-28 01:11:00 But we will reap the benefits - thank you very much.... Zippity (58) PC World Chat
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1436667 2017-06-28 01:11:00 "Goff says private sector should bankroll America's Cup defence." - NZ Herald headline.

Read here (www.nzherald.co.nz).
Zippity (58)
1436668 2017-06-28 01:58:00 I agree with him.

Private businesses are the ones saying it'll be a great boost to the economy - so they should be willing to stump up some $$ to host it. If they're not, it tells you that they don't actually think it'll provide that big a boost.

Lets use council and govt funds for more important things.
Nick G (16709)
1436669 2017-06-28 03:23:00 Like the stupid inner-city railway and a new stadium downtown. They need all that wasted money just for infrastructure and new bypass motorways around the city. The city is the bottleneck! All Shore and Western traffic feeds into the bottleneck of the Southern motorway and all traffic heading north runs into the same bottleneck. Take a broad-brush and do a complete revamp and come up with something that will work.

Goff's eyes are gleaming much more than usual looking at the money tree that a defence of the Cup will bring - tosser!!!
Bryan (147)
1436670 2017-06-28 04:45:00 Bugger the railway, the stadium and the boat. pctek (84)
1436671 2017-06-28 05:16:00 Every one seems to forget Ak Council allready cant afford what it spends .
Its racked up a huge debt burden , with huge interest payments sucking out even more money
Ak council is running on debt & has been for years. Cant just keep spending on the credit card . Some for NZ Govt .

Figures for benefits to the local economy are often just made up, pulled out of thin air & repeated without question as they sound so good.

Some plan is needed, we'll be a laughing stock if races cant start due to sailors being stuck in traffic somewhere , or Teams cant find suitable building for their bases .
Perhaps Ak CBD is the worst place to base all this around .
1101 (13337)
1436672 2017-06-28 06:12:00 There was some inane talk of moving Auckland's container port to Orere Point. Maybe the cup racing should go there too! Bryan (147)
1436673 2017-06-28 06:52:00 Tasman bay is ready to host the cup gary67 (56)
1436674 2017-06-28 07:46:00 I vote for having the race in Cook Strait pctek (84)
1436675 2017-06-28 08:20:00 I vote for having the race in Cook Strait

Or leave it where it is now, except move it offshore - the Bermuda Triangle? :eek:
WalOne (4202)
1436676 2017-06-28 09:13:00 Wellington Harbour would be a great venue :) Zippity (58)
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