Westpac Stadium (Wellington)

New Zealand / Wellington / Wellington
 stadium, cricket field, football - soccer field
Westpac Stadium, previously known as WestpacTrust Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin in other parts of New Zealand, although the locals refer to it by either its proper name or simply as The Stadium. Fans of football (soccer) team Wellington Phoenix refer to the stadium as The Ring of Fire. The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction[2] and is situated close to major transport facilities (such as Wellington Railway Station) one kilometre north of the CBD. It was built on reclaimed railway land, which was surplus to requirements.

The stadium has a capacity of 36,000 (inc Corporate boxes) and with temporary seating it can achieve 40,000. It was built to replace Athletic Park, which was no longer considered adequate for international events due to location and its state of disrepair. It was also built to provide a larger-capacity venue for One Day International cricket events, due to the Basin Reserve ground losing such matches to larger stadiums in other parts of the country.

The stadium also serves as a large-capacity venue for concerts, including the annual "Rock2Wgtn" music festival.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westpac_Stadium
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Coordinates:   41°16'23"S   174°47'8"E

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  • Home of the Hurricanes Super 14 Rugby Team, The Wellington Lions NPC Rugby Team and the Phoenix Football Team.
  • Also known as the Caketin
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