Park Island is the largest sports complex in Napier, New Zealand. It hosts clubs and facilities for association football (soccer), cricket, hockey, netball and rugby union. It includes Bluewater Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium that has a capacity of 5,000 people and opened in 1985. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Napier City Rovers[1] and Hawke's Bay United. It also served as a training venue for teams in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[2]
 | |
 | |
| Location | Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Tenants | |
| Napier City Rovers Hawke's Bay United | |
Areas around the park were rezoned in 2016 and 2017 to build a new high-performance rugby facility.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Napier City Rovers", www.cityrovers.co.nz, archived from the original on 29 November 2023, retrieved 7 February 2024
- ^ Johnstone, Duncan (17 December 2009), "23 centres to host Rugby World Cup teams", Stuff, retrieved 7 February 2024
- ^ White, Victoria (16 May 2017), "Changes in Park Island redesign", Hawkes Bay Today, retrieved 7 February 2024 – via NZ Herald
External links edit
- Park Island, Napier City Council
39°30′30″S 176°51′25″E / 39.5082°S 176.8569°E
 | This article about a sports venue in New Zealand is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |