We've upgraded the streets around One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha.
Major road and water pipe upgrades around One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha finished in July 2025.
Work started in July 2024 and involved replacing 5.5km of pipes and upgrading Barbadoes, Tuam and Madras Streets with new footpaths, gardens, street furniture, pedestrian crossing and traffic lights.
The Te Kaha Surrounding Streets package of work aimed to support the growing south-east central neighbourhood and make it easier for people travelling around the city's new stadium.
The final layer of asphalt and paving on the footpaths around the stadium was completed in December 2025, tying the One NZ Stadium grounds into the surrounding neighbourhood.
The project cost $34 million, with $11.4 million of this earmarked for the necessary water supply, wastewater and stormwater pipes that are at the end of their life. This entire package of work was approved as part of the Council’s Long Term and Annual Plans and is separate from the $683 million budget approved for the construction of the stadium.
16 December 2025 update. Over the last few weeks, we've been finishing the footpaths around the stadium and tying them into the stadium precinct. Asphalt and paving has been laid along Barbadoes, Tuam and Madras Streets. Our contractors have also added street furniture, bike stands and a new bus shelter. Footpath work is now finished and the lane closures on Barbadoes, Tuam and Madras Streets have been lifted. The temporary fences around the stadium have been shifted off the road to the stadium boundary on Tuam and Madras Streets and to the edge of the footpath on Barbadoes Street. The fences will remain in place to keep the stadium secure. Early next year, the team will freshen up the line markings and green cycleway paint, and generally make sure everything is shipshape ahead of the stadium opening in April. Read the e-newsletter(external link). Lane closures on Barbadoes, Tuam and Madras Streets have been lifted. The temporary fences around the stadium have been shifted off the road to the stadium boundary on Tuam and Madras Streets and to the edge of the footpath on Barbadoes Street, where they will remain in place until the stadium opens in April. In early 2026, our contractors will freshen up the line markings and green cycleway paint in the area, and carry out any necessary maintenance work ahead of the stadium opening. There may be some small, temporary lane closures while this work takes place. Thank you for your patience. You can find the latest traffic management information(external link) on the Isaac Construction webpage. Major water network and road upgrades took place from June 2024 to July 2025. Barbadoes Street Barbadoes Street and Hereford Street intersection Lichfield Street Madras Street, outside Ara Street furniture Madras Street and Lichfield Street intersection Tuam Street footpaths Consultation on the Te Kaha Surrounding Streets package of works was held from 10 October 2022 to 30 November 2022. We received feedback from 1,214 individuals, businesses and organisations during the consultation period. Hearings took place in April 2023. The Council's Finance and Performance Committee approved the plan(external link)(external link) on 28 June 2023. The approved plan included a revised, hybrid option for Lichfield Street(external link) between Manchester and Madras Streets. The refined option will see it retain its current dual-direction state, but with a 10km speed limit to ensure it remains safe for pedestrians. The upgrade to Lichfield Street West will cost $4.5 million; this is $1.2 million more than the original option, which would have transformed the street into a one-way, pedestrian-safe road.
Consultation 2022
