North Harbour Stadium
North Harbour Stadium is a multi purpose in Auckland Region, New Zealand that opened in 1997. Its recorded capacity is 14,000.
Key facts
North Harbour Stadium is a multi purpose in Auckland Region, New Zealand that opened in 1997. Its recorded capacity is 14,000. It is owned by Auckland Unlimited, Auckland Council and Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. It is operated by North Harbour Stadium trustees and Auckland Stadiums. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including QBE Stadium. Current tenants are Moana Pasifika, North Harbour Rugby Union, Auckland FC, Auckland Tuatara, Waitakere United, Auckland Tuatara, Blues, New Zealand Football, New Zealand Knights FC, North Harbour Rugby Union, Waitakere United, 2011 Rugby World Cup, Wanderers Special Club.
- Location
- Auckland Region, New Zealand
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 14,000
- Opened
- 1997
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
North Harbour Stadium is at latitude -36.726944, longitude 174.701667, in Auckland Region, New Zealand. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -36.726944 |
| Longitude | 174.701667 |
| City | Auckland Region |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Country | New Zealand |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
North Harbour Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. QBE Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2014 to 2019. The average tenure of a name here is 5 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QBE Stadium | None | 2014 to 2019 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Tātaki Auckland Unlimited | 1995 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Auckland Unlimited, Auckland Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Auckland Stadiums | 1995 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | North Harbour Stadium trustees | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moana Pasifika | A-League Men | Present | Current | Source |
| North Harbour Rugby Union | A-League Men | Present | Current | Source |
| Auckland FC | A-League Men | Present | Current | Source |
| Auckland Tuatara | A-League Men | Present | Current | Source |
| Waitakere United | A-League Men | Present | Current | Source |
| Auckland Tuatara | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
| Blues | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
| New Zealand Football | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
| New Zealand Knights FC | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
| North Harbour Rugby Union | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
| Waitakere United | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
| 2011 Rugby World Cup | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
| Wanderers Special Club | A-League Men | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3264 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | QBE Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42794 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42793 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42792 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42791 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42790 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42789 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42788 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 110 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38623 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38622 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38621 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38620 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38619 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38618 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38617 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38616 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38615 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38614 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 1995 | 1997 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372220819 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | North_Harbour_Stadium | North Harbour Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 821 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: