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| Location | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 39°3′59″S174°4′55″E / 39.06639°S 174.08194°E |
| Capacity | 3,518 [1] |
| Opened | 1992 |
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| Taranaki Mountainairs | |
TSB Stadium is an indoor stadium located adjacent to Pukekura Park in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with vehicle access off Rogan Street.
The stadium opened in 1992 and has hosted countless of sporting, cultural and commercial events since. Performers hosted at the stadium include Jimmy Barnes (1992), Split Enz (1993) Tina Turner (1997) Motorhead (2009) The Wiggles (2013) and Midnight Oil (2022). [2]
It has also been an important community sport venue and hosted Taranaki NBL franchise teams with various names and sponsors which are now the Steelformers Taranaki Airs.
Events held at TSB Stadium include:
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