Finally, some good sense

Ports of Auckland say that the proposed waterfront stadium could not be finished in time for the World Cup in 2011. Thank goodness - there's no way they can justify raising travel taxes to pay for something which will only last a few weeks, but will be a liability for years. Have they learnt nothing from the indoor stadium across the road? Coldplay were supposed to be there in July, but it is still not finished. And of course there are those tsunami threats. It's all in all a stupid idea. How about spending $450 million on something that actually matters like, oh I don't know, health or education?

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