{"id":637037,"date":"2026-10-21T05:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T05:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/637037\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T05:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T05:24:17","slug":"christchurchs-one-nz-stadium-named-among-worlds-most-beautiful-sporting-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/637037\/","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch\u2019s One NZ Stadium named among world\u2019s most beautiful sporting venues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger said the honour was a proud moment for the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cChristchurch waited a long time for the One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha, and this recognition shows it was worth it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got a world-class venue, but more importantly we\u2019ve got a place where Cantabrians can come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The stadium's transparent roof allows natural light to flood the venue. Photo \/ Anna Heath\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The stadium&#8217;s transparent roof allows natural light to flood the venue. Photo \/ Anna Heath<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Mauger said the recognition was especially meaningful as the stadium was \u201cunmistakably Christchurch\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s a great acknowledgement of how far our city has come and where we\u2019re heading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201dWe always knew it would be something special, and it\u2019s great to see the rest of the world thinking the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Inside the \u014ctautahi corporate lounge at One NZ Stadium in Christchurch. Photo \/ Alyse Wright \" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Inside the \u014ctautahi corporate lounge at One NZ Stadium in Christchurch. Photo \/ Alyse Wright <\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Designers Populous and Warren and Mahoney drew inspiration from Canterbury\u2019s landscapes and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Developed with Ng\u0101i Tahu, the stadium is inspired by the story of T\u0101ne separating Ranginui, the Sky Father, from Papat\u016b\u0101nuku, the Earth Mother, bringing light and warmth into the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">A transparent roof allows natural light to flood the stadium. Within the seating bowl, patterns are inspired by the mang\u014dpare, or hammerhead shark, which symbolises strength, resilience and perseverance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Attention to detail has extended to the playing surface, with the turf grown on the outskirts of Christchurch using a specialised seed blend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Local visual artist and designer Morgan Darlison contributed artworks featured throughout the stadium and surrounding Te Kaharoa precinct.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger at the stadium during the construction phase. Photo \/ George Heard\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger at the stadium during the construction phase. Photo \/ George Heard<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Construction began in April 2022, making it the largest project undertaken by Christchurch City Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">About 4000 people contributed to the build, delivering about 2.4 million work hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">The venue has four changing rooms and dedicated warm-up areas, 23 private suites and a function space capable of hosting up to 900 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger said the honour was a proud moment for the city. \u201cChristchurch waited a long&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637038,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3471,28822,1558,50545,3025,10136,111,139,69,5270,202,46453,213,16674,6493,17450],"class_list":["post-637037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-among","tag-beautiful","tag-been","tag-christchurchs","tag-most","tag-named","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-one","tag-seven","tag-sporting","tag-sports","tag-stadium","tag-venues","tag-worlds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}