"$700m could be spent much better than in a stadium, there's a lot of different infrastructure needs that could be spent on, and probably have better impacts on the average person as opposed to a stadium. Logan Sanko thought the project should be scrapped altogether, and the money used for housing and other infrastructure. "It could up being even more expensive down the road, you don't know with material shortages if it's just going to become more expensive in another five years." Her partner Justin Rypma agreed - he thought the council should bite the bullet. "It's go big or go home to be honest, because like, if you're going to through the effort, why do reduced seating numbers that aren't going to pull in All Blacks games and all that sort of stuff, 'cause surely that's the whole point." With consultation likely to begin next Friday, Christchurch locals had mixed opinions about the next steps for Te Kaha.īeth Owens lived a block from the work site, and just wanted to see it done after years of delay. $40m has already been spent on the project, and early work is underway, with construction set to begin in a few weeks. The council blame the rising costs on an overheated construction market, as well as the war in Ukraine and China's Covid-19 shutdown. Indicative design for the new Christchurch stadium Photo: Supplied "You won't get a stronger feeling, we are really really disappointed to see the numbers that we're seeing." "We started to get nervous about what the numbers were going to look like, but it's fair to say we've gone from a price rise to a price shock."Ĭouncil chief executive Dawn Baxendale agreed. The due date for the bid was 16 May, but lead contractor BESIX Watpac delayed it by two weeks.īragg said he expected an increase of $75m, but was shocked to see double that. Our assessment of the final bid proposal that we have received indicates a budget increase of up to $150m," Bragg said. Te Kaha Project Delivery chair Barry Bragg said the latest escalation of costs came as a shock. Now, the public will be given three options to choose from: Increase the budget, scale back the project, or halt work altogether. The Christchurch City Council announced today the final estimation for Te Kaha was $683m and had a further delayed finish date of April 2026. Indicative design for the new Christchurch stadium Photo: Supplied / Christchurch City Council
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