From All Black tests and Football World Cup qualifiers to big concerts and events, One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha, will be able to host them all.
Christchurch will soon be home to a state-of-the-art stadium. The $683-million project will have a seating capacity of 30,000 for sports events and will hold a minimum 36,000 spectators for large music events.
In 2020 the Government and the Council approved the multi-functional arena to be built in central Christchurch between Madras, Barbadoes, Hereford and Tuam streets.
One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha will add to the central city’s vitality, catalyse further development, help re-establish Christchurch as a sporting and cultural capital and boost the city’s economy by attracting visitors from around New Zealand and the world.
The Council has allocated $453 million to the construction of the stadium, and the Crown has approved $230 million towards the project(external link) from the Christchurch Regeneration Acceleration Facility fund.
The project investment case(external link) from 2019 says that for the facility to be competitive and attract international and national events, it needs to have:
- A roof so it can host events all year round.
- Minimum seating capacity of 25,000, with the potential to add further seating (the completed arena will have a seating capacity of 30,000).
- A fixed rectangular turf.
- High-quality acoustics.
The Council has approved the developed designs and the fixed-price design and construction contract for the project. At $683 million, this is the largest project undertaken by the Christchurch City Council. Construction started in April 2022 and is on track to be completed in April 2026.
Led by Australian-based stadium construction experts, BESIX Watpac, the Kōtui consortium includes Christchurch-based construction companies Southbase Construction and Fulton Hogan, local seismic engineering specialists Lewis Bradford, Christchurch architects Warren and Mahoney, and global stadium design experts Populous and Mott MacDonald.
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If you want to get in touch with the Te Kaha Project Delivery team you can contact us(external link).