There was a positive tone at last night's Otago Stadium Roadshow in Alexandra.
Despite competing with Guy Fawkes night, the leaders' debate on television and Barack Obama's election as the first black US president, interest in the stadium in Dunedin was strong enough to draw more than 30 people to the meeting.
Russell Ibbotson asked why the stadium's multi-use potential, which is featured in the roadshow, had not been publicised to the wider public.
Stadium commercial manager Guy Hedderlink said he was not supposed to spend the advertising budget in this way.
Jack Davis, of Cromwell, asked about the stadium's acoustics and if they would shut out the noise of rain and wind.
Mr Hedderlink said that if it rained, the crowd would hear it just on the roof.
An acoustics expert said the acoustics were good and a public address system would work well in the stadium.
Rob Roy, of Alexandra, wanted to know about the roofing material to be used and if it had been used anywhere else in the world.
He was given a list of other users.
Mr Ibbotson asked if the project managers were confident the project could be delivered within the agreed financial parameters and Mr Hedderlink said he had absolute confidence, as the price of commodities had come down.
The roofing materials already had a fixed price and that was under budget and steel prices had also come down dramatically.
A single contractor would be used, so the risk would be with the contractor, he said.
