| Eden Park | |
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| Garden of Eden[1] | |
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| Location | Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Opened | 1900 |
| Owner | Eden Park Trust Board |
| Operator | Eden Park Trust Board |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | Auckland Rugby Football Union Blues |
| Capacity | 45,472 |
Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both rugby union during winter, and cricket in summer. Suburb The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes Clover and other plants which are maintained at a low even height The Auckland Rugby Football Union' (ARFU is the governing body of Rugby union in the Auckland Isthmus territorial authority in the The Blues, formerly the Auckland Blues, are a professional New Zealand Rugby union franchise based in Auckland New Zealand which represents This article is about the City of Auckland a part of the whole metropolitan area of Auckland. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days To accommodate both sports, the cricket pitch is removable. A Cricket pitch is the central strip of the Cricket field between the Wickets The pitch is 1 chain or 22 yards (20 The ground is located three kilometres southwest of Auckland's CBD, straddling the boundary between the Kingsland and Mt. Eden suburbs. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Suburb Mount Eden ( Maungawhau, the 'Mountain of the Whau tree ' in Māori) is the name of a volcano and surrounding suburb in Auckland City, It is set to become the first stadium to host two Rugby World Cup Finals in 2011, having held the inaugural final in 1987. The Rugby World Cup Final is the most important Rugby union match in the world The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh staging of the tournament. The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand.
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History
The Eden Park area has been in use for sports since around 1900. Eden Park has been the home to Auckland Cricket since 1910, and also hosts international Test and One-Day cricket. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford.
The ground has also been the home of the Auckland Rugby Union since 1925, hosting Auckland's home games in the National Provincial Championship and its successor the Air New Zealand Cup, as well as the Blues in Super Rugby, and international test rugby. The Auckland Rugby Football Union' (ARFU is the governing body of Rugby union in the Auckland Isthmus territorial authority in the The Air New Zealand Cup is New Zealand 's professional domestic Rugby union competition The Blues, formerly the Auckland Blues, are a professional New Zealand Rugby union franchise based in Auckland New Zealand which represents The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds It hosted the final match of the Rugby World Cup in 1987. The First Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In a switch of codes, Eden Park hosted the 1988 Rugby League World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia, which drew a sell out crowd. The Rugby League World Cup is an international competition contested by the men's national rugby league teams of the member nations of the Rugby League International
It is scheduled to be the focal point of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with the opening ceremony, first pool game, both semi finals, and the grand final taking place at Eden Park, as well as numerous other pool and knockout games. The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh staging of the tournament.
Redevelopment Plans
Capacity
Eden Park has a crowd capacity of 42,000 for cricket, and 47,500 for rugby. [1] This is the largest of any New Zealand sports arena. There are no standing areas. Temporary seating in front of the ASB Stand and the West Stand (usually only used for international rugby matches) is required for the capacity of 45,472 to be reached. Due to sight-screens and the larger area required for cricket matches, cricket capacity is less.
With Eden Park now reconfirmed (as of November 2006) as the preferred site for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, improvements worth NZ$320 million are intended to increase the crowd capacity to 60,000. The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh staging of the tournament. However, the scope of the capacity increase (permanent vs temporary seating, dimensions of the extended structure) will be subject to further design and costing reviews.
Funding
The NZ$320 million for these improvements is still mostly unassigned. As of August 2006, the Government of New Zealand, that pledged the improvements at the time Auckland was selected as the host of the Rugby World Cup, has only promised NZ$20 million, with the New Zealand Rugby Union promising NZ$10 million and the Eden Park Trust Board promising NZ$24 million. The politics of New Zealand takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Monarchy. The New Zealand dollar ( sign: $; code: NZD) is the Currency of New Zealand. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU (formerly the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU is the governing body of Rugby union in New Zealand. Auckland City would then have to contribute NZ$100 million or more, as mayor Dick Hubbard has publicly admitted. Dick Hubbard ONZM, BTech (Food Tech DSc ( Honoris causa) is a New Zealand businessman and politician founder and principal of Hubbards Foods [2].
Rates hikes in the Auckland area in 2006, of quite substantial percentages in many cases, have however increased widespread unwillingness of many rate-payers to provide what is perceived as a national stadium solely or substantially by Auckland ratepayer funds. Associated criticism has centred on whether funding a large new sports stadium, to be used at the new capacity for only a few days a year, should be a priority at this time, when there is widespread complaint about the level of other council services. This means that allocation of ratepayer/council funds will likely become an acrimonious political process, if the planned expansion comes to pass at all.
Expansion
The redevelopment project includes a new three-tier South stand that will replace the old South and South West stands with a capacity of 24,000 and a new three-tier East stand to replace the Terraces. The number of covered seats will increase from 23,000 to 38,000. The redeveloped Eden Park will also feature an internal concourse that will allow people to circulate around the grounds inside the stadium and world-class facilities, including food and beverage outlets, toilets and corporate areas, are being promised. Public transport upgrades are also planned, including a transport hub, featuring a pedestrian bridge between the stadium and Kingsland, and a bus drop-off area. The open plan approach to the design and establishment of a community centre and green space, as well as the removal of the perimeter fence, all mean that the stadium is set to become more publicly accessible and a part of the neighbourhood. A perimeter fence is a structure that circles the Perimeter of an area to prevent access
There have been public concerns about the height of the new structure and its shading effect on many nearby houses. Auckland City Council announced that it had received 470 submissions towards Eden Park's resource consent application - over 300 of which were in favour of the redevelopment. A resource consent is the authorisation given to certain activities or uses of natural and physical resources required under the New Zealand Resource Management Act On 26 January 2007, Eden Park received resource consent, but 91 conditions were imposed. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The consent permits the building of new stands in place of the terraces and south stand, but does not include consent for the NZ$ 385 million 'full option' which would include covered seating. [3]
Stadium for the RWC
In September 2006 it was announced that instead of Eden Park, the Government and Auckland City Council were assessing the possibility of a new stadium on Auckland's waterfront to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Stadium New Zealand, often called the Waterfront Stadium, was the provisional name for a national stadium proposed for Auckland's waterfront to host the 2011 The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be the seventh staging of the tournament. This assessment was part of the Government's formal due diligence process on the decision to redevelop Eden Park. The Government had said it would assist with the funding if a new stadium was built.
The national Government announced in a report in November 2006 that it would favour a new stadium on the Auckland City waterfront, which would have meant that the Eden Park redevelopment would not have gone ahead, and that eventually, new options for its use or redevelopment would have to be developed.
After the Auckland City Council and the Auckland Regional Council differed in their support for the new stadium, the Government changed to supporting the redevelopment of Eden Park, subject to suitable resolution of the design, funding and governance issues. [4]
See also
References
- ^ RugbyHeaven.co.nz
- ^ Ratepayers baulk at Eden Park demand - New Zealand Herald, Friday 11 August 2006, page A13
- ^ Eden Park upgrade takes step ahead - New Zealand Herald, Saturday 27 January 2007
- ^ It's Eden Park, Government says - New Zealand Herald, Monday 27 November 2006
External links
| Preceded by none |
Rugby World Cup Final Venue 1987 |
Succeeded by Twickenham London |
| Preceded by Stade de France St-Denis |
Rugby World Cup Final Venue 2011 |
Succeeded by to be decided |
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