Te Rauparaha Arena
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| Location | 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua, New Zealand 5022 |
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| Coordinates | 41°07′58″S 174°50′17″E / 41.13264°S 174.838034°E |
| Owner | Porirua City Council |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 2008 |
| Opened | 21 November 2008 |
| Construction cost | 17.5 million |
| Architect | Stephenson & Turner9 |
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Te Rauparaha Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment centre, with pools, Dash Swim School, a fitness centre, and indoor sports stadium and venues, in Porirua, New Zealand. The centre, which cost NZ$17.5 million to construct, was officially opened on 21 November 2008.[1]
The main stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,000, while a secondary stadium can hold another 500 people.[2] The venue was named by the Ngāti Toa iwi after one of their most famous leaders, Te Rauparaha.[1]
The venue was built as a replacement for the Porirua Recreation Centre, which went into the administration of the Porirua City Council in 1998 after it was no longer able to be maintained. The council decided to replace it with a larger sports and entertainment centre in 2000. Following years of designing and community consultation, construction of the present venue began in January 2008, and celebrated its official opening on 21 November that year.[3]
