Westpac Stadium
| 'The Cake Tin' 'The Ring of Fire' |
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| Former names | WestpacTrust Stadium |
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| Location | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°16′23″S 174°47′9″E / 41.27306°S 174.78583°ECoordinates: 41°16′23″S 174°47′9″E / 41.27306°S 174.78583°E |
| Owner | Wellington Regional Stadium Trust (Greater Wellington Regional Council and Wellington City Council) |
| Operator | Wellington Regional Stadium Trust |
| Capacity | 34,500 |
| Field size | Length (north–south) 235 metres Width (west–east) 185 metres (stadium dimensions, not the playing surface) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 12 March 1998 |
| Opened | 3 January 2000 |
| Construction cost | NZ$130 million |
| Architect |
Warren and Mahoney Populous (then Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture) |
| Project manager | Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd |
| Main contractors | Fletcher Construction Ltd |
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Hurricanes (Super Rugby) (2000–present) Wellington Lions (Mitre 10 Cup) (2000–present) Wellington Firebirds (McDonald's Super Smash) (2000–present) Wellington Phoenix (A-League) (2008–present) St Kilda Football Club (AFL) (2013–2015) New Zealand Institute of Sport |
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| Website | |
| http://www.westpacstadium.co.nz/ | |
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| End names | |
| Scoreboard End City End |
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| International information | |
| First ODI | 8–9 January 2000: New Zealand v  West Indies |
| Last ODI | 6 February 2016: New Zealand v  Australia |
| First T20I | 22 December 2006: New Zealand v  Sri Lanka |
| Last T20I | 22 January 2016: New Zealand v  Pakistan |
| As of 6 February 2016 Source: ESPNcricinfo |
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Wellington Regional Stadium (known as Westpac Stadium through naming rights) is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is 48,000 sq m.
The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction 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.
It was built to replace Athletic Park, which was no longer considered adequate for international events due to its location and state of disrepair. The stadium was also built to provide a larger-capacity venue for One Day International cricket matches, due to the Basin Reserve ground losing such matches to larger stadia in other parts of the country.
The stadium also serves as a large-capacity venue for concerts.
The stadium is a multi-purpose facility, though used mainly for sporting events. It is the home of the Wellington Lions Mitre 10 Cup rugby team and the Hurricanes Super Rugby team. The stadium also hosts the Wellington Sevens, one of the events in the annual World Rugby Sevens Series for national rugby sevens teams. Westpac Stadium regularly serves as a home venue for All Blacks rugby matches.
Westpac Stadium is also the home venue for A-League football (soccer) team Wellington Phoenix FC, the stadium often referred to as "The Ring of Fire" by Phoenix supporters. It also serves as a major home venue for the New Zealand national football team (the All Whites), notably hosting the home leg of their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bahrain.
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