{{short description|Sporting arena in New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox stadium | name = Claudelands Arena | nickname = Globox Arena | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = | caption = | fullname = | former_names = Claudelands Arena (2011–2021) | location = Hamilton, New Zealand | coordinates = {{coord|37|46|48|S|175|17|20|E|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = 2007 | built = | opened = 18 June 2011 | owner = H3, Hamilton City Council | operator = | architect = Anthony Flannery (Chow:Hill) | capacity = Concerts: 6,000<br>Netball: 4,000<br>Banquet seating: 1,400 | tenants = Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic (ANZ Championship) | website = http://claudelands.co.nz }} '''Claudelands Arena''' (also known by its sponsored name, the '''Globox Arena''') is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment arena located in Hamilton, New Zealand. Claudelands Arena is part of Claudelands Events Centre which contains a 6000-capacity arena and a conference and exhibition centre.
Claudelands Arena is a unique C-shaped auditorium, the only one of its kind in New Zealand and Australia, which is fully retractable and capable of holding live music and entertainment, international sporting events, large banquets, conferences and exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://claudelands.co.nz/151/the-venue/arena/arena |title=Arena - Claudelands Arena |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719162601/http://claudelands.co.nz/151/the-venue/arena/arena |archive-date=19 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The arena is one of the home venues for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic netball team in the ANZ Championship.
==History== Construction began on Claudelands Events Centre in 2007 and was completed in 2011 at a cost of $68.4 million ($NZD).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://claudelands.co.nz/events/past/claudelands-open-day |title=Claudelands Open Day |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208145305/http://claudelands.co.nz/events/past/claudelands-open-day |archive-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The New Zealand Breakers hosted the first major event at the arena with a 2011 NBL pre-season game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://claudelands.co.nz/releases/archive/16/the-breakers-break-in-claudelands-arena/ |title=THE BREAKERS Break In Claudelands Arena! |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121043940/http://www.claudelands.co.nz/releases/archive/16/the-breakers-break-in-claudelands-arena/ |archive-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In August 2014, Bob Dylan performed at the arena during his Never Ending Tour 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11306690|title=Concert review: On-form Dylan shows the love|work=nzherald.co.nz|date=10 August 2014|accessdate=23 September 2016}}</ref>
In September 2021, the venue was renamed Globox Arena in a five-year naming rights partnership with local business, Globox.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Partnership to see Claudelands Arena renamed - Claudelands |url=https://claudelands.co.nz/events/news/new-partnership-to-see-claudelands-arena-renamed |access-date=1 December 2025 |work=claudelands.co.nz |date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
In December 2025, the New Zealand Breakers hosted an NBL Ignite Cup at Globox Arena as part of the 2025–26 NBL season.<ref>{{cite news |title=High Stakes in the Waikato: BNZ Breakers Return to Hamilton for Ignite Cup Showdown |url=https://www.nzbreakers.basketball/news/high-stakes-in-the-waikato-bnz-breakers-return-to-hamilton-for-ignite-cup-showdown |access-date=1 December 2025 |work=nzbreakers.basketball |date=29 November 2025}}</ref>
==See also== * List of indoor arenas in New Zealand
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://claudelands.co.nz}}
{{Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic}} {{Netball venues in New Zealand}}
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