Trusts Stadium
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Trusts Stadium is an indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland
, New Zealand
. It is a multi-purpose stadium
that primarily holds sports events and music concerts. The Stadium was opened by the Prime Minister Helen Clark
on the 11th September 2004.
The Stadium Arena has hosted the New Zealand Breakers
in the past and has also hosted the Netball World Championships
in November 2007. It holds 4,901 people and was built in 2004. The stadium is home to the Northern Mystics
netball
franchise.
team Waitakere United
. Douglas Track and Field was home to the now defunct rugby league team, the Waitakere Rangers
of the defunct Bartercard Cup
competition, and has also served as training grounds for teams such as the Warriors
and is the training ground for the All Blacks
when in Auckland. The Waitakere City Rugby and Athletic Club is also based at the Stadium, and the facility hosted the 2010 Australasian Gaelic Games.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, 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...
. It is a multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
that primarily holds sports events and music concerts. The Stadium was opened by the Prime Minister Helen Clark
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark, ONZ is a New Zealand political figure who was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008...
on the 11th September 2004.
The Stadium Arena has hosted 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...
in the past and has also hosted the Netball World Championships
2007 Netball World Championships
The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th staging of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963....
in November 2007. It holds 4,901 people and was built in 2004. The stadium is home to the Northern Mystics
Northern Mystics
The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
franchise.
Douglas Track and Field at The Trusts Stadium
The outdoor facility attached to The Trusts Stadium, known as "Douglas Track and Field at The Trusts Stadium", is a track and field facility that served as the home of New Zealand Football ChampionshipNew Zealand Football Championship
The New Zealand Football Championship is the national association football league in New Zealand. It is a professional/semi-professional status Association football sports Franchise league that is operated by New Zealand Football...
team Waitakere United
Waitakere United
Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:...
. Douglas Track and Field was home to the now defunct rugby league team, the Waitakere Rangers
Waitakere Rangers
The Waitakere Rangers were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented five clubs based in Waitakere City including the Glenora Bears who previously represented the City in the Bartercard Cup. The other four clubs were the Waitemata...
of the defunct Bartercard Cup
Bartercard Cup
The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...
competition, and has also served as training grounds for teams such as the Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
and is the training ground for the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
when in Auckland. The Waitakere City Rugby and Athletic Club is also based at the Stadium, and the facility hosted the 2010 Australasian Gaelic Games.