Stadium

Darren Burden, the next man to run the Forsyth Barr Stadium, has again defended his role in a controversial contract.

Angry rugby fans have forced a concession from Dunedin Venues Management Ltd, after threatening to tear up membership contracts over a lounge lockout for next weekend's All Blacks test against the Springboks.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has accused anti-stadium campaigner Bev Butler of "descending to personality attacks" while running a smear campaign against the next boss of the Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Another concert has been confirmed for Forsyth Barr Stadium.

A proposal to replace the mixed grass turf inside the Forsyth Barr Stadium with a full artificial turf - at an estimated cost of $1 million - will be considered by a Dunedin City Council subcommittee examining changes to the year-old venue.

Everything from crafts to curios will be for sale at Dunedin's first Stadium Market in October.

Headline acts and headline-grabbing financial problems have dominated the first year of operation at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium, but the crowds are continuing to flood in. Chris Morris reports.

Any plans for a roofed stadium in Christchurch were far from certain and likely to be at least 10 years away, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

The finances of the company running Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium look set to improve after cost-cutting and a cash injection from the Dunedin City Council.

Dunedin ratepayers are on the right side of the scoreboard, despite receiving just a fraction of what had been hoped for from last month's North-South charity rugby clash, Mayor Dave Cull insists.