Former Stop the Stadium president Bev Butler and Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis both maintained their opposition to the venue when contacted this week.
Neither would talk in detail when asked by the Otago Daily Times, instead responding to approaches with brief emailed statements.
Ms Butler would only reiterate the broken promises - the pledge to build the venue for no more than $188 million, to run it at a profit and avoid it draining the city's finances.
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She placed the blame squarely at the feet of the council, but Cr Vandervis conceded DVML chief executive Terry Davies "has done well in getting some more high-profile events at the stadium''.
"But the fragile turf and unaffordable stadium running costs continue to drain city finances, while the stadium remains unused most of the time,'' he said.
He did not respond when asked to elaborate on his views.
The criticism was rejected by Carisbrook Stadium Trust chairman Malcolm Farry, who said when contacted the stadium was finally delivering results.
That had been helped by the decision to cut DVML's required rent - used to help cover debt-servicing costs - in half, to $2million a year, he said.
Mr Farry said he "never felt the need to be vindicated'', but was pleased to see the extra vibrancy and economic activity the stadium was generating.
"You get the sense the place is alive, and that's good for us all.''
Former CST development director and DVML chief executive Darren Burden said the stadium's performance showed "we were right to fight tooth and nail to build that in the first place''.
Enterprise Dunedin director John Christie said the stadium "story'' was shifting as more people considered it an asset for Dunedin.
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull agreed, even if some still regretted the way the venue was sold to the community.
Much of the credit for the stadium's improved performance should go to Mr Davies, who had helped the venue "throw off the shackles and really start to perform'', Mr Cull said.
"He's pulled it off.''
