TSB Bank Arena
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The TSB Bank Arena, formerly known as the Queens Wharf Events Centrehttp://www.wellingtonconventioncentre.com/planning/venues/eventscentre/, is an indoor arena, located in Wellington
, New Zealand
. The arena hosts mainly basketball
games and is the home arena for the Century City Saints and part-time home arena of the New Zealand Breakers
when they play in Wellington, but also hosts expositions and conventions like the Armageddon Pulp Expo and the DCM Book Fair. Built in 1995, it originally held 3,635 people. In 2005, the number of seats was upgraded to 4,570 as part of a redevelopment and expansion plan. There were further plans to carry out upgrades to the Events Centre in 2007 although it is unknown if these plans went ahead. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/projects/benefits/events.html
It also operates as a music venue, but does not have ideal acoustics
and professional sound
treatment; for example, the retractable stadium traps all reflections (early and late) also acting as a bass trap
(wanted or unwanted), thus impairing a clear sound
, but as a live venue, it is still able attract overseas acts.
It is also the home arena for the Richter City Roller Derby
which started to play here in the middle of their 2009 season.
In 2005, the annual Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show moved from Nelson to Wellington, to the TSB Bank Arena.
In a feature article from the 11 April 2007 edition of the Dominion Post
, the Wellington Architectural Centre
rated TSB Arena as Wellington's 2nd worst building. http://wellurban.blogspot.com/2007/04/shooting-fish-at-bottom-of-barrel.html Also in 2007 the first Māori Art Market
was held in the arena before moving to the suburban Te Rauparaha Arena
in Porirua City.
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The arena hosts mainly basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
games and is the home arena for the Century City Saints and part-time home arena of the New Zealand Breakers
New Zealand Breakers
The New Zealand Breakers are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The Breakers joined the NBL for the 2003/04 season as one of two expansion clubs. The club is based in the city of Auckland, New Zealand and play their home games at the North...
when they play in Wellington, but also hosts expositions and conventions like the Armageddon Pulp Expo and the DCM Book Fair. Built in 1995, it originally held 3,635 people. In 2005, the number of seats was upgraded to 4,570 as part of a redevelopment and expansion plan. There were further plans to carry out upgrades to the Events Centre in 2007 although it is unknown if these plans went ahead. http://www.wellington.govt.nz/projects/benefits/events.html
It also operates as a music venue, but does not have ideal acoustics
Acoustics
Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...
and professional sound
Sound
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
treatment; for example, the retractable stadium traps all reflections (early and late) also acting as a bass trap
Bass trap
Bass Traps are acoustic energy absorbers which are designed to damp low frequency sound energy with the goal of attaining a flatter low frequency room response by reducing LF resonances in rooms. They are commonly used in recording studios, mastering rooms, home theatres and other rooms built to...
(wanted or unwanted), thus impairing a clear sound
Sound
Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
, but as a live venue, it is still able attract overseas acts.
It is also the home arena for the Richter City Roller Derby
Richter City Roller Derby
Richter City Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Wellington. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of three teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues....
which started to play here in the middle of their 2009 season.
In 2005, the annual Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show moved from Nelson to Wellington, to the TSB Bank Arena.
In a feature article from the 11 April 2007 edition of the Dominion Post
The Dominion Post (Wellington)
The Dominion Post is a metropolitan broadsheet newspaper published in Wellington, New Zealand, owned by the Australian Fairfax group, owners of The Age, Melbourne, and The Sydney Morning Herald.- Foundation :...
, the Wellington Architectural Centre
Wellington Architectural Centre
The Architectural Centre Inc is a nonprofit organization in Wellington, New Zealand for architects and laypeople which offers lectures, site visits, tours and exhibitions.It is a co-organiser of Wellington Architecture Week.-History of the Centre:...
rated TSB Arena as Wellington's 2nd worst building. http://wellurban.blogspot.com/2007/04/shooting-fish-at-bottom-of-barrel.html Also in 2007 the first Māori Art Market
MAORI ART MARKet
Māori Art Market is biennial event inspired by the Santa Fe Indian Market. The publicly funded event features art exhibitions, art sales, live art demonstrations, such as wood carving and tattooing, as well as presentations and master classes. The focus is on Māori traditional arts and Māori...
was held in the arena before moving to the suburban Te Rauparaha Arena
Te Rauparaha Arena
Te Rauparaha Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment centre in Porirua, New Zealand. The centre, which cost NZ$17.5 million to construct, was officially opened on 21 November 2008. The main stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,000, while a secondary stadium can hold another 500 people...
in Porirua City.