More concerts, Origin coming: What Eden Park’s big shift means for Auckland

Eden Park’s gearing up for more gigs, more goals, and more growth.

The number of concerts allowed each year at Auckland’s Eden Park stadium will almost triple under new rules announced today by the Government.

Under the new settings, the stadium will be allowed to host up to 12 large and 20 medium-sized concerts a year - without the need for resource consent.

We’ll speak to Sir Graham Lowe about the first Eden Park hosting the New Zealand's first-ever State of Origin match next year. But first on The Front Page, former Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is with us to chat about the wider changes to the stadium, and whether its neighbours will mind.

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