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Venues in New Zealand

Every stadium, arena and circuit in New Zealand, with its owner, ownership type, operator, main tenant and current naming-rights sponsor.

Key facts

Venues in New Zealand covers 37 venues, with a combined capacity of 637,560 seats. 2 of them (5.4%) currently carry a naming-rights sponsor. The largest is Eden Park at 50,000 seats. Sports played at these venues: Rugby union, Rugby league, Soccer, Australian football.

Venues
37
Combined capacity
637,560
With a sponsor name
5.4%
Largest
Eden Park
Sports
4
Ownership mix, Venues in New Zealand
PrivatePrivate18PublicPublic3MixedMixed2

Of 23 venues in Venues in New Zealand with a recorded ownership type, 18 are private owned (78.3%), 3 are public owned (13%), 2 are mixed owned (8.7%).

Data table for this chart
Ownership type counts, Venues in New Zealand
Ownership typeVenuesShare
Private1878.3%
Public313%
Mixed28.7%

Naming rights

2 of 33 venues in this slice carry a sponsor name, 6.1% of the total.

Capacity and status

New Zealand has 37 venues: 33 active and 4 closed or demolished. 33 have a recorded capacity, totalling 637,560 seats, an average of 19,320 per venue.

Who owns venues in New Zealand

23 of 37 venues have at least one current owner recorded. Owner type comes from the owner organization's type in Wikidata.

Venues in New Zealand by type of current owner
Public authorityPublic authority3Nonprofit or universityNonprofit or university1Private company or individualPrivate company or individual16Mixed ownersMixed owners3No owner recordedNo owner recorded14

Of 37 venues in New Zealand, 3 have public authority as owner, 1 have nonprofit or university as owner, 16 have private company or individual as owner, 3 have mixed owners as owner, 14 have no owner recorded as owner.

Data table for this chart
Owner types in New Zealand
Owner typeVenuesShare of venues
Public authority38.1%
Nonprofit or university12.7%
Private company or individual1643.2%
Mixed owners38.1%
No owner recorded1437.8%

Top owners

Owners of the most venues in New Zealand
OrganizationVenuesSeats
Auckland Unlimited, Auckland Council239,000
Auckland Council238,280
Auckland City Council150,000
Eden Park Trust Board150,000
Victoria Park Trust138,628
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust134,500
Dunedin City Council130,748
New Plymouth District Council130,000

Top operators

Operators of the most venues in New Zealand
OrganizationVenuesSeats
Auckland Stadiums239,000
Eden Park Trust Board150,000
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust134,500
Carisbrook Ground Company129,000
Waikato RU125,800
Christchurch125,000
Cooks Gardens Trust Board121,000
Nairobi City Council119,700

Largest venues

Largest venues in New Zealand by capacity
VenueCityCapacity
Eden ParkAuckland Region50,000
Lancaster ParkChristchurch City38,628
Wellington Regional StadiumWellington City34,500
Forsyth Barr StadiumDunedin City30,748
Owen Delany ParkTaupō30,000
Yarrow StadiumNew Plymouth30,000
CarisbrookDunedin City29,000
Rotorua International StadiumRotorua Lakes District26,000
Waikato StadiumHamilton25,800
Mount Smart StadiumAuckland Region25,000

Naming rights coverage

2 of 37 venues in New Zealand (5.4%) have a current naming-rights deal on record. Sponsorship coverage is growing as more sources are added, so treat this as a floor, not a full count.

Venues

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37 venues, sorted by name
VenueCityCountryTypeSportCapacityOpenedOwnerOwnershipOperatorMain tenantSponsorIndustryName changes
Alpine Energy Stadium TimaruNew ZealandMulti purpose12,500South Canterbury Rugby Football Union0
Arena Manawatu New ZealandStadium15,0001886Palmerston NorthPublicRed Sox Manawatu0
Athletic Park NewtownNew ZealandStadium8001896Athletic Park Company,Wellington Rugby Football UnionPrivateWellington Hurricanes0
Carisbrook Dunedin CityNew ZealandStadium29,0001883Carisbrook Ground Company,Q78899218PrivateCarisbrook Ground CompanyHighlanders0
Cemetery Circuit WhanganuiNew ZealandCircuit10,00019510
Cooks Gardens Whanganui DistrictNew ZealandStadium21,0001896Cooks Gardens Trust BoardAthletics Wanganui, Cycling Wanganui0
Dunedin Street Circuit Dunedin CityNew ZealandCircuit0
Eden Park Auckland RegionNew ZealandStadiumRugby union50,0001902Auckland City Council,Eden Park Trust BoardPrivateEden Park Trust BoardNRL Auckland Nines0
English Park Canterbury RegionNew ZealandMulti purpose8,000Canterbury United0
Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin CityNew ZealandStadium30,7482009Dunedin City CouncilPrivateSouthern United FC3
Fred Taylor Park Auckland RegionNew ZealandMulti purpose1,000Waitakere City F.C.0
Greymouth Street Circuit New ZealandCircuit19890
Hamilton Street Circuit Waikato RegionNew ZealandCircuit0
Lancaster Park Christchurch CityNew ZealandStadium38,6281881Victoria Park TrustPrivateCrusaders2
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim Marlborough DistrictNew ZealandMulti purpose15,000Tasman0
McLean Park Napier CityNew ZealandStadium19,7001910Nairobi City CouncilHurricanes0
Memorial Park, Palmerston North Manawatū-Whanganui RegionNew ZealandMulti purpose8,000Palmerston North City CouncilPrivateManawatu United0
Mercury Baypark Stadium and Arena Tauranga CityNew ZealandStadium19,8002001Tauranga City CouncilPrivateBay of Plenty Speedway Association1
Mount Smart Stadium Auckland RegionNew ZealandStadiumRugby league, Rugby union, Soccer25,0001967Auckland Council,Auckland Unlimited, Auckland CouncilMixedAuckland StadiumsAuckland FC1
Navigation Homes Stadium PukekoheNew ZealandStadium12,000Kagifa Samoa2
North Harbour Stadium Auckland RegionNew ZealandMulti purposeSoccer14,0001997Auckland Unlimited, Auckland Council,Tātaki Auckland UnlimitedMixedAuckland Stadiums,North Harbour Stadium trusteesWaitakere UnitedQBE InsuranceInsurance company0
Okara Park Whangarei DistrictNew ZealandStadium18,5001965Whangarei District CouncilPrivateNorthern Swords0
Owen Delany Park TaupōNew ZealandMulti purpose30,0001983Taupō District CouncilPrivateNorthern Districts Knights0
Paeroa Street Circuit New ZealandCircuit15,00019910
Queen Elizabeth II Park Canterbury RegionNew ZealandMulti purpose25,0001974ChristchurchPublicChristchurchChristchurch United0
Queenstown Events Centre Otago RegionNew ZealandMulti purpose19,0001997Queenstown Lakes District CouncilPrivateLakes LeisureQueenstown Rovers0
Rotorua International Stadium Rotorua Lakes DistrictNew ZealandStadium26,000Rotorua Lakes CouncilPrivateRotorua United0
Rugby League Park Canterbury RegionNew ZealandMulti purposeRugby union17,104Canterbury Rugby LeaguePrivateCrusaders2
Rugby Park Stadium New ZealandStadium18,0001908Invercargill City CouncilPrivateInvercargill Venue & Events Management Ltd managed venueSouthland RFU0
Seddon Park Waikato RegionNew ZealandMulti purpose10,000New Zealand0
Spark Arena Auckland RegionNew ZealandArena13,280Auckland Council,Live Nation EntertainmentPrivateNew Zealand Breakers1
Trafalgar Park Nelson CityNew ZealandStadium18,000Nelson City CouncilPrivateTasman United0
Waikato Stadium HamiltonNew ZealandStadiumRugby union25,8002002HamiltonPublicWaikato RUChiefs Manawa0
Wellington 500 New ZealandCircuit0
Wellington Regional Stadium Wellington CityNew ZealandMulti purposeAustralian football, Rugby union, Soccer34,5002000Wellington Regional Stadium TrustPrivateWellington Regional Stadium TrustWellington Phoenix FCWestpac New ZealandEconomics of banking2
Wolfbrook Arena Christchurch CityNew ZealandArena7,2001998Venues ŌtautahiPrivateVenues ŌtautahiCanterbury Flames4
Yarrow Stadium New PlymouthNew ZealandMulti purpose30,0001972New Plymouth District CouncilPrivateHurricanes0

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