Westpac Stadium is New Zealand's newest sporting arena. The stadium located in Wellington has a total capacity of around 36,000, with a large majority of those undercover. In its short history, the stadium has played host to many sports including Rugby Union, Rugby League, Cricket, Soccer and even Australian Rules Football. The stadium has a single level of seats surrounding the whole arena with corporate boxes in the stadium roof. Temporary seating can be installed below the permanent seats to expand the capacity to around 40,000. It has quality lighting, and a lot of space under the stands so the venue can host exhibitions and other similar events.
Westpac Stadium has seating seating for 34,500 and includes 64 corporate boxes holding 1,281 people total plus a large superbox bringing the total capacity to almost 36,000. Temporary seating can boost this even higher to around 40,000.
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Wellington, New Zealand |
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Capacity: |
36,000 |
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36,000 (100% of capacity) |
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Highest Crowd since 1/1/2003: |
32,792 - 07/03/10: A-League Finals: Wellington v Newcastle
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No |
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WestpacTrust Stadium |
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Rugby Union
Rugby League
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Wellington Hurricans
Wellington Phoenix FC |
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Last Event: |
25/04/13: AFL: St Kilda v Sydney Swans
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