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Westpac Stadium

Westpac Stadium, previously known as WestpacTrust Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin in other parts of New Zealand, although the locals refer to it by either its proper name or simply as The Stadium. Fans of football (soccer) team Wellington Phoenix refer to the stadium as The Ring of Fire. The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situated close to major transport facilities (such as Wellington Railway Station) one kilometre north of the CBD. It was built on reclaimed railway land, which was surplus to requirements.

It was built to replace Athletic Park, which was no longer considered adequate for international events due to location and its state of disrepair. It was also built to provide a larger-capacity venue for One Day International cricket events, due to the Basin Reserve ground losing such matches to larger stadiums in other parts of the country.

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Rotorua International Stadium

Rotorua International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on Devon Street West in Westbrook suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches, being one of two home stadiums for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union (the other being Baypark Stadium in Tauranga). It also hosts football (soccer) as the home field for Rotorua United and occasional host of home matches for Waikato FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. In addition, a softball field is sited at the northern end.

The stadium has a capacity of 34,000 people. The stadium was originally built in 1911, and renovated several times since. The stadium feature a covered stand seating up to 4000 with a concrete seating area on the western side of the field.

 

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Stadium Southland

Stadium Southland is an international sports complex in Invercargill, New Zealand. The stadium was completed in May 2000. The main SBS Sports Arena in the stadium has a capacity of 5,500, holding up to 6,000 with temporary seating. It also has eleven other community basketball, netball, bolleyball courts, four rebound Ace tennis courts, four squash courts and many business rooms.

The stadium is home for the Southern Steel netball team in the ANZ Championship. It has also hosted Otago Nuggets basketball team games, and formerly the Southern Sting in the National Bank Cup.

 

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