Community use of the Forsyth Barr Stadium has been subsidised at a cost of $400,000 since January, the venue's manager says.
The figure is slightly over Dunedin Venues Management Ltd's funding arrangement with the Dunedin City Council that allows community groups to use the venue at reduced or no cost.
However, chief executive Darren Burden said it was unlikely to seek an increase in funding from the council for that purpose, as it would start to conflict with its commercial arrangements.
''This feels about the right level for us.''
A service level agreement between the council and DVML was signed in January.
The agreement was that council would pay $750,000 a year to DVML in return for enhanced access to the venue for community groups.
The deal means subsidised access for charitable and non-profit groups, including schools, sports clubs and cultural groups, at times when commercial users are not using the venue.
A detailed breakdown of which groups used the building and how much each was subsidised for what, including security, lighting, cleaning costs, would be presented to the council this month, but a mix of groups and events had used the venue under the agreement, Mr Burden said.
Two of the bigger events to receive ''significant discounts'' for use of the venue were the Relay for Life and the marching nationals in March.
Rippa rugby had used the field, school and sports groups had used the concrete slab for training, groups had used meeting rooms and a market had taken place on the slab on Sundays.
The service level agreement included a clause allowing it to be reviewed or modified by the council at any time, but was in place at $750,000 for the 2013-14 year.
As the final agreement was reached only in January, about half, or $375,000, was available to be spent on community activities by June 30. DVML carried the extra $25,000 worth of discounts, he said.
It would be clearer after another year how well the scheme was working, Mr Burden said.
