The Trafalgar Centre is a multipurpose events centre located in Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....

. The stadium was built in 1972 and opened in 1973. The main stadium holds up to 2,460 people. It can be used as two tennis courts or four basketball courts.

Home teams

The Nelson Giants

Nelson Giants

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 most regularly use the Trafalgar Centre playing up to nine games a year in the multipurpose centre. The stadium is nicknamed 'The Hanger' by loyal Giants

Nelson Giants

The Fico Finance Nelson Giants are a basketball team that play in the National Basketball League in New Zealand. Their home games are played at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson....

 fans.

WDF World Cup

In 1981, the WDF World Cup was held at Trafalgar Centre. It was only the third ever WDF World Cup and the only one ever to be held in New Zealand. England won the overall event. Some of the tournament winners included: Eric Bristow

Eric Bristow

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, John Lowe

John Lowe

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, Tony Brown

Tony Brown

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 and Cliff Lazarenko

Cliff Lazarenko

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.

Other events

The venue holds many different events. Comedic, singing, circus and dancing acts regularly perform there. The regional Stage challenge event is held there every year, where various high schools compete for the top award.

Upgrades

In 2007 upgrades began on the aging Trafalgar centre with a number of safety and sustainability improvements made.
The upgrades included:

• Improved lighting
• Improved ventilation
• Resealed floor
• Sprinkler installation
• Construction of new public toilets
• New changing rooms constructed
• A southern extension to the arena
• Permanent stage
• New storage space
• 460 additional mobile seats
• Extra basketball/netball court

The upgrades were completed in 2009.