1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: What about Canterbury. I can we do anything wrong at 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: the moment of the Wellington Phoenix. They've joined the Warriors in 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: locking in fixtures at christ Church's new stadium, which I 4 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: suppose raises the question will we see an A League 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: or an NRL create franchises in that particular part of 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: the world anyway. Chief executive of Venues at Attacky, Carolyn Harvey, 7 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: tears with us on all of this. Carolyn, morning to you, 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: Good morning, Mike. Does it feel I mean, this is 9 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: a softball question, but does it feel like christ Church 10 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: slash Canterbury is on a bit of a roll at 11 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: the moment and everything you touch turns to something that 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: equates to money. 13 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it kind of does, really, But it's kind of 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: our time, isn't it. We've been through a bit, so 15 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: I guess what's happening at the Mont is we're sort 16 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 2: of hopefully bearing the fruits of a pretty tough few years. 17 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: So we can't wait for the next eighteen months and 18 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: to see the new stadium open. But it really just 19 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: adds to this to the whole kind of set of 20 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 2: infrastructure that we have now here in Canterbury. 21 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: And in doing these deals with the A League in NRL. 22 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: What's the how do you deal with the timeline because 23 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: I mean you're not the thing. What if it blows out? 24 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: What if it's delayed? You know, when's the opening date? 25 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: Do they get some sort of surety? How do you 26 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: handle all that? 27 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're lucky because we're really close. We're a CEO, 28 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 2: so we're part of the design and construction program, so 29 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: we have pretty much confidence in terms of look, it's 30 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: on track. At the minute, we're in the pretty high 31 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: risk time, so they're building the roof, which you know 32 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 2: what spring wins the light down here in christ Use, 33 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: so it's a tricky time. But early next year March April, 34 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 2: we will have far greater confidence of that opening date. 35 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 2: But in terms of doing these deals, you know, we're 36 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: doing long term partnerships, so we know in twenty twenty 37 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 2: six will be open. April is the date, and we're 38 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 2: hoping that it's about right and we've got pretty much 39 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: confidence in that. But it means we can traverse both 40 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: the Tebury Stadium and the new Stadium, which shows not 41 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 2: just a commitment to the new stadium, but actually confidence 42 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 2: in christ Use generally. 43 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: Exactly do you see yourself on a path from being 44 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: you know, a place that attracts events like a couple 45 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: of games a year or whatever, to potentially you build 46 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: that infrastructure and you become the hometown for new teams permanently. 47 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,839 Speaker 2: Look, I think that's the aim. You know, we want 48 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 2: to see that. We want to leverage the opportunity that 49 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: is one New Zealand Stadium and all of the other 50 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: investment that the city's made in new infrastructure. It makes 51 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 2: sense for us to be the home of new teams. 52 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: We're going to have the best infrastructure in the country 53 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: and we've got a wonderful portfolio of it. You know, 54 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: you look at the town Hall, you look at the arena, 55 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: you look at the stadium, the new sports facility, TIPI. 56 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: You know, we really are setting ourselves up to be 57 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: the events capital of New Zealand. 58 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: Fantastic, Carolin go Well, Carolyn Harvey to here venues Otatar. 59 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: For more from the mic Asking Breakfast. Listen live to 60 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 2: news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 61 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.