Business of Sport: Sorry Simon, anywhere but Eden Park

Business of Sport: Sorry Simon, anywhere but Eden Park
Simon Bridges. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
Need a break from the Auckland airport shares debate? Let Simon Bridges throw an old chestnut on the winter fire then … should our national stadium be Eden Park or should it be sited on the Auckland waterfront?It’s impossible not to have ‘stadium envy’ if you live in Auckland and watch a lot of sport that is played outside of New Zealand’s biggest city and overseas.You feel like you’re in the third world even though you live in NZ’s biggest place and what is a ‘primate city' – look it u...

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