The Trusts Arena

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The Trusts Arena
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The Trusts Arena
Location65–67 Central Park Drive, Henderson, New Zealand
Coordinates 36°51′36″S174°38′10.32″E / 36.86000°S 174.6362000°E / -36.86000; 174.6362000
OwnerWaitakere City Stadium Trust
Capacity 4,901
Construction
Opened11 September 2004
Construction cost$26 million NZD
ArchitectWarren and Mahoney
Tenants
Northern Mystics (ANZ Championship) (2008–present)
Waitakere City Athletics Club (1984–present)
Waitakere Rugby Club (Gallaher Shield) (2004–present)
Waitakere United (NZFC) (2004–2021)
Auckland Stars (NZNBL) (2005–2009)
Netball World Championship (2007)
Badminton World Junior Championship (2007)
Waitakere Rangers (BCC) (2006–2007)
Auckland Diamonds (NBC) (2004–2007)
New Zealand Breakers (ANBL) (2004–2006; 2021)
Super City Rangers (NZNBL) (2013–2018)

The Trusts Arena is an indoor arena located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a multi-purpose stadium that primarily holds sports events and music concerts. The Arena was opened by then Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark on 11 September 2004. It holds 4,901 people. Adjacent to the stadium is an outdoor athletics facility known as the Douglas Track and Field, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. [1]

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The sporting complex has been the home of many sporting teams, with the current arena tenant being the Northern Mystics of the ANZ Championship. Clubs based at the adjacent Douglas Track and Field include Waitakere City Athletics Club, Waitakere Rugby Club, and Waitakere United of the New Zealand Football Championship.

Douglas Track and Field

The outdoor stadium attached to The Trusts Arena is known as the Douglas Track and Field. [2] The facility currently caters for athletics, rugby and association football. Waitakere City Athletic Club, Waitakere Rugby Club and Waitakere United are based at the stadium. The stadium is used as the training ground for the All Blacks when preparing for matches in Auckland. The stadium was home to the now-defunct rugby league team Waitakere Rangers of the Bartercard Cup competition, and has also served as a training ground for the New Zealand Warriors of the NRL. The stadium also hosted the 2010 Australasian Gaelic Games.

Notable performances

Boxing

The Trusts Arena has hosted over more than a dozen of notable boxing events from various promotions, including Duco Events and Super 8. [6] This venue has been so popular for boxing promoters that it has earned the title of New Zealand's Home of Boxing and New Zealand's Boxing Arena. The arena has its own boxing gym, called Arena Boxing. [7]

Notable fights

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Engenium | Trusts Stadium Grandstand, with covered seating for 3000, located in Waitakere City is situated next door to the Trusts Stadium".
  2. ↑ Logan, Innes (2009). "Game On". In Macdonald, Finlay; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere. Random House. p. 420. ISBN   9781869790080.
  3. ↑ Scott Kara (23 October 2008). "Gig review: Slipknot and Machine Head". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Malone's New Zealand show upgraded to Trusts Arena".
  5. 1 2 "Trusts Arena".
  6. ↑ "Trusts Arena Boxrec Profile". Boxrec. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Eye on Womens Boxing - "KO" Kali Captues WBC Belt in Auckland". Arena Boxing. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Miguel Iturrate (16 April 2016). "Eye on Womens Boxing - "KO" Kali Captues WBC Belt in Auckland". The Sweet Science. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ↑ DUNCAN JOHNSTONE (15 October 2015). "Joseph Parker destroys Kali Meehan with third round TKO". Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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  11. ↑ Daniel Richardson (5 June 2014). "Boxing: Meehan takes inaugural Super 8 final". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. ↑ DUNCAN JOHNSTONE (14 December 2013). "Brian Minto beats Shane Cameron by TKO". Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  13. ↑ LIAM NAPIER (13 June 2013). "BParker pounds Botha for TKO victory". Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ↑ DUNCAN JOHNSTONE (1 April 2010). "Tua wins unanimous points decision". Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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