Are you really that stupid? Or just not smart enough to see the obvious?
Due to the cyclone and preceding flooding, the Auckland City council is in the hole for billions. The new mayor was elected on promises of cutting spending, which he has done. The last budget had to include asset sales, and cuts to ALL non vital council services to prevent rates rises of more than 8%. The Major Events budget is one of those. There is no money to host a game, its really that simple. Even if they wanted to, they couldn't. Not that they would want to, a one off costing millions on the hope of another ten thousand Aussie tourists is not going to get it done.
And as for central government, unless a miracle happens there will be a change of government in October, to one that also wants to cut spending and taxes. A government for the white upper middle class who don't exactly hold League in a favourable light.
This is merely and attempt to generate interest in the hope that someone will put together a bid for NZ2. Doesn;t appear to be working at all.