{"id":377292,"date":"2026-04-13T12:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377292\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:17:15","slug":"christchurch-stadium-boss-calls-for-transparency-over-event-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377292\/","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch stadium boss calls for transparency over event funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Caroline<\/p>\n

\nVenues \u014ctautahi chief executive Caroline Harvie-Teare.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Nate McKinnon\n<\/p>\n

The boss of Christchurch’s new stadium is calling for greater transparency over how the Government is divvying up its $40 million events attraction package.<\/p>\n

Wellington’s Ultra Festival,<\/a> rock band Linkin Park and pop star Robbie Williams<\/a> are among those lured with money from the fund.<\/p>\n

Venues \u014ctautahi<\/a> chief executive Caroline Harvie-Teare told Checkpoint the fund’s intent was fantastic but she questioned the process behind deciding who gets money.<\/p>\n

The events attraction package was invitation only while the original fund – the events boost fund – was more open, Harvie-Teare said.<\/p>\n

“So it is a little bit more closed door than open, which obviously causes some risk … about how objective and fair it is, but at this stage we haven’t been across any that have been declined,” she said.<\/p>\n

The fund was attracting events to New Zealand that the country might not otherwise get, she said.<\/p>\n

But she was also concerned about its long-term impact.<\/p>\n

“This could end up being an unhelpful shot in the arm for major events because it creates a precedent that is not sustainable,” Harvie-Teare said.<\/p>\n

“If it’s not a sustainable level it means promoters or sporting entities … have an expectation that the funding will be available and at a level that cities and venues may not be able to sustain without central government support.”<\/p>\n

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