List of stadiums in New Zealand
The following is a list of stadiums in New Zealand, ordered by capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of at least 14,000 are included. It is actually difficult to account for accuracy here as many grounds use temporary stands, there is much use of standing only embankments and not often are grounds full to enable gauging accuracy. We can only rely on what is stated publicly. Also some grounds add extra capacity on rare occasions for major matches i.e. Waikato can add 5,000 over a closed off bordering road. Yarrow has had to close its stands due to earthquake risks. QBE is to get a refurbished reduction. Owen Delany is in a rural area and gets rare serious games. Trafalgar was expanded once to 20,000 for a one of test match. And Christchurch is about to be replaced with an identical ground to Dunedin - which is New Zealand's only covered outdoor stadium.
| # | Stadium | Capacity | City | Home team/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eden Park | 50,000 | Auckland | Auckland Rugby Football Union, Blues, New Zealand Cricket Team |
| 2 | Sky Stadium | 34,500 | Wellington | Hurricanes, Wellington Rugby Football Union, Wellington Phoenix FC |
| 6 | FMG Stadium Waikato | 25,800 | Hamilton | Waikato Rugby Union, Chiefs, formerly Waikato FC |
| 3 | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,748 | Dunedin | Highlanders, Otago United |
| 7 | Yarrow Stadium | 25,500 | New Plymouth | Taranaki Rugby Football Union, Team Taranaki, some Hurricanes and Chiefs matches, NO LONGER IN USE |
| 4 | Mt Smart Stadium | 30,000 | Auckland | New Zealand Warriors |
| 12 | Toll Stadium | 18,500 | Whangarei | Northland Rugby Union |
| 5 | Rotorua International Stadium | 26,000 | Rotorua | some Bay of Plenty Rugby Union matches |
| 8 | QBE Stadium | 25,000 | Auckland | North Harbour Rugby Union, some Blues matches |
| 14 | Rugby Park Stadium | 18,000 | Invercargill | Southland Rugby |
| 10 | Owen Delany Park | 20,000 | Taupo | some King Country Rugby Union, some Northern Districts Knights matches |
| 16 | CET Arena | 15,000 | Palmerston North | Manawatu Turbos, some Hurricanes matches |
| 11 | ASB Baypark Stadium | 19,800 | Mount Maunganui | some Bay of Plenty Rugby Union matches |
| 9 | McLean Park | 23,700 | Napier | Hawke's Bay Rugby Union, Central Districts Stags |
| 13 | Trafalgar Park | 18,000 | Nelson | some Tasman Rugby Union matches |
| 15 | AMI Stadium | 17,000 | Christchurch | Crusaders, Canterbury Rugby Football Union |