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Wellington Regional Stadium (commercially known as Sky Stadium through naming rights) [4] [5] is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is 48,000 m 2 (520,000 sq ft).
The first event held at the Basin Reserve was a one-day cricket match on 11 January 1868 between the Wellington Volunteers and the crew of HMS Falcon, which was docked in Wellington. [19] However, the match was hampered by injuries due to the numerous stones and thistles in the grass, which led to the injury of some players.
The proposal that was ultimately successful was a new stadium built on unused land near the Wellington railway station. This stadium, now formally known as Wellington Regional Stadium and colloquially as "The Cake Tin", was completed in 1999, and Athletic Park closed permanently that same year.
The following is a list of stadiums in New Zealand, ordered by capacity.. Stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or larger are included. It can be difficult to determine the exact capacity of a stadium as many have different capacities for different kinds of events (for example, concerts and sporting events) and they may be able to temporarily expand their capacity on special occasions.
The stadium is on the same site as the original Bucks Head, which had been home to Telford United and Wellington Town for over a century. The stadium was completed in 2003, and has a capacity of 6,300. It is covered on three out of four sides. The stadium lease and assets are currently held by Telford and Wrekin Council.
Newtown Park was built in 1881 and was part of Wellington Zoo. The first match played there was an international rugby game in 1882 where New South Wales beat Wellington 14–2 drawing 5,000 spectators including then Governor Sir James Prendergast. [4] [5] It was the main ground for rugby in Wellington until Athletic Park was opened in
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The arena hosts basketball games and is the home arena for the Century City Saints and part-time home arena of the New Zealand Breakers when they play in Wellington. It was also the home arena for the Richter City Roller Derby, which started to play here in the middle of their 2009 season. [11]