City Council backs waterfront stadium but only if it moves eastwards

The Auckland City Council has voted 13-7 for the waterfront over Eden Park, however it wants the exact location to move eastwards along the waterfront. Later today we’ll find out what the Auckland Regional Council will do.

The vote breakdown was:

FOR

Doug Armstrong
Leila Boyle
Bill Christian
Glenda Fryer
Dick Hubbard
Bruce Hucker
Linda Leighton
Toni Millar
Scott Milne
Graeme Mulholland
Richard Northey
Noelene Raffills
Vern Walsh

AGAINST

Neil Abel
Cathy Casey
Christine Caughey
John Hinchcliff
Penny Sefuiva
Richard Simpson
Faye Storer