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Sporting arena in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Wolfbrook Arena The arena, under old signage, in August 2019 Interactive map of Wolfbrook Arena Former names Westpac Trust Centre (1998–2007) Westpac Arena (2007–2010) CBS Canterbury Arena (2010–2014) Horncastle Arena (2014–2020) Christchurch Arena (2020–2023) Address 55 Jack Hinton Drive Addington 8024 Christchurch New Zealand Location 55 Jack Hinton Drive Addington, Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand Coordinates 43°32′45″S 172°36′4″E / 43.54583°S 172.60111°E / -43.54583; 172.60111 Owner Venues Ōtautahi Operator Venues Ōtautahi Capacity Netball: 7,200 Concerts: 9,000 Construction Opened 12 September 1998 General contractor Charles Luney Tenants Christchurch Sirens (WNBL) (2007) Canterbury Flames (National Bank Cup) (2002–2007) Canterbury Rams (NZNBL) (1999–2007) Mainland Tactix (ANZ Championship) (2008–present) New Zealand Breakers (NBL) (2003–2004, 2019-2025) 1999 World Netball Championships

**Wolfbrook Arena** is an indoor arena in [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch), New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of [Addington](/source/Addington%2C_New_Zealand). Opened in September 1998, it has gone through a series of name changes, most recently in 2023, when it was renamed from ***Christchurch Arena***.

## Description

Main entrance of the arena (2020)

Wolfbrook Arena is New Zealand's second-largest indoor arena, with a maximum capacity of 9,000 (depending on event type); it was the largest until the construction of [Auckland](/source/Auckland)'s [Vector Arena](/source/Spark_Arena) in 2007. The indoor stadium hosts concerts, exhibitions and sporting events. Provision for international sport and traditional indoor arena events was integrated into the design requirements.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It has over 6,700 seats for sporting fixtures, which can increase to over 7,000 for concerts.

The Sports and Entertainment[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] complex is located adjacent to the [Addington Raceway](/source/Addington_Raceway) and [Christchurch Stadium](/source/Christchurch_Stadium) and is surrounded by 3,000 car parking spaces. The complex is only 10 minutes from the city centre.

It has been affectionately dubbed 'The Woolshed' by Canterbury Rams basketball fans. Some Christchurch citizens colloquially refer to the arena as the horseshoe, due to its unusual architectural exterior design.

## History

Construction company [Chas S Luney Ltd](/source/Charles_Luney) built the stadium.[1][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*] The arena opened in September 1998 at a cost of [NZ$](/source/New_Zealand_dollar)32 million. In the first ever sporting match at CBS Canterbury Arena, the [Canterbury Rams](/source/Canterbury_Rams) basketball team suffered a close loss to the [Wellington Saints](/source/Wellington_Saints) 86–81 in April 1999.

It was built for two main reasons: primarily for the 1999 Netball World Cup in Christchurch, and also because Christchurch was missing out on many concerts and other attractions because it did not have a suitable indoor arena in the city.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Westpac Arena, which had previously been named WestpacTrust Centre, was renamed CBS Canterbury Arena on 18 June 2010.[2] It was renamed Horncastle Arena on 23 July 2014,[3] then Christchurch Arena on 19 September 2020. It was renamed Wolfbrook Arena, after sponsor Wolfbrook Property Group, on 1 June 2023.[4]

## Sporting home teams

- [Canterbury Rams](/source/Canterbury_Rams) (1999–2007)[5]

- [Christchurch Sirens](/source/Christchurch_Sirens) (2007)

- [Canterbury Flames](/source/Canterbury_Flames) (2002–2007)

- [Mainland Tactix](/source/Mainland_Tactix) (2008–present)

## Events

### Entertainment events

Entertainment events at Christchurch Arena Year Date Nationalities Artists Events 1998 12 September United States Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 1998 27 November United States Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope Tour 28 November 1999 14 August United States Creed 2002 27 November United States P!nk Party Tour 2003 18 February United Kingdom Cliff Richard Wanted World Tour 19 February 2005 22 February United States Cher Living Proof: The Farewell Tour 6 October United States Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business Tour 20 November United States Kelly Clarkson Breakaway World Tour 2007 3 July United States Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy World Tour 8 August United States Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 2007 15 September United Kingdom Snow Patrol Eyes Open Tour 16 October Australia Powderfinger Silverchair Across the Great Divide Tour 25 November United Kingdom Muse Black Holes and Revelations Tour 2008 7 May Ireland Westlife Back Home Tour 12 September United States Disturbed Indestructible Tour (Music as a Weapon) 28 October United States Stevie Wonder Wonder Spring Summer World Tour 2008 2009 22 February United Kingdom Iron Maiden Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2010 16 February United States Faith No More The Second Coming Tour 1 March United Kingdom Cliff Richard The Shadows The Final Reunion Tour 5 March United States Paramore Brand New Eyes World Tour 8 April United States Carole King James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Tour 21 September United States Metallica The Sword World Magnetic Tour (Metallica) Warp Riders Tour (The Sword) 22 September 3 November Canada Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen Tour 2008–2010 2011 10 February United Kingdom Sting – along with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Symphonicity Tour 10 May United States Disturbed Asylum Tour 20 November New Zealand Hayley Westenra Paradiso 10th Anniversary Homecoming Tour 2012 10 April Australia Reece Mastin Australia and New Zealand Tour 19 August United States Slash Apocalyptic Love World Tour 6 November United Kingdom Mumford & Sons —N/a 2013 20 February United States Macklemore & Ryan Lewis —N/a Note: This show was organised as a student-only event by the University of Canterbury Students' Association, it was originally planned to be held at the Ilam Gardens but the event has since been re-located to allow extra tickets to be sold. 23 February Australia Reece Mastin The Summer Nights Tour 10 October Ireland United Kingdom One Direction Take Me Home Tour 14 December Canada Leonard Cohen Old Ideas World Tour 2014 20 March United States Lionel Richie All the Hits, All Night Long[6][7] 22 March United States Nine Inch Nails Twenty Thirteen Tour 10 September United States Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 2014[8][9] 2015 8 April United Kingdom Ed Sheeran x Tour[10][11][12][13][14] 21 April Puerto Rico Ricky Martin One World Tour[15] 10 September United States Imagine Dragons Smoke + Mirrors Tour[16][17][18] 2 October United States Maroon 5 Maroon V Tour[19][20] 2016 29 April United Kingdom Iron Maiden The Book of Souls World Tour[21][22][23] 28 July Australia Troye Sivan Blue Neighbourhood Tour[24][25] 30 July United States Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Unruly Mess I've Made Tour[26][27][28] 18 August (1 Show) —N/a Disney on Ice: Magical Ice Festival[29][30] 19 August (2 Shows) 20 August (3 Shows) 21 August (3 Shows) 29 September United Kingdom Ellie Goulding Delirium World Tour[31][32] 2018 24 April United States The Killers Wonderful Wonderful World Tour[33] 2020 5 March Norway A-ha Hunting High and Low Live Tour[34] 2022 25 November United States The Killers Imploding the Mirage Tour 2024 23 October United Kingdom Thom Yorke Everything (tour) 2026 13 February New Zealand Lorde Ultrasound World Tour[35] 2027 30 July Ireland Westlife The 25th Anniversary World Tour 31 July

### Sporting

It has hosted a number of different sporting events, including home matches for the Canterbury Rams (basketball), [New Zealand Breakers](/source/New_Zealand_Breakers) (basketball) and Mainland Tactix (netball) teams. It occasionally hosts international basketball and netball fixtures featuring the [Tall Blacks](/source/New_Zealand_national_basketball_team) and [Silver Ferns](/source/New_Zealand_national_netball_team) respectively. It was the host of the [1999 Netball World Championships](/source/1999_Netball_World_Championships). It has hosted many non-regular sporting events, including various celebrity tennis matches, ice shows, disabled games, [karate](/source/Karate) championships and gymnastics competitions.

In 2007 and 2008 the arena hosted [WWE](/source/WWE) [professional wrestling](/source/Professional_wrestling) tours, featuring the [SmackDown](/source/SmackDown) and [ECW](/source/ECW_(WWE)) brands. It again hosted a WWE event in September 2017, this time a [Raw](/source/WWE_Raw) branded event.

### Other uses

The arena plays a key role in the Christchurch economy, hosting annual trade shows, including the Christchurch Home Show, Women's Lifestyle Expo, Armageddon Expo, and the Go Green Expo.

Christchurch Arena is managed by Venues Otautahi, the venue management company that also manages the Christchurch Town Hall, Apollo Projects Stadium, Airforce Museum of New Zealand and Hagley Oval Pavilion. The combined facilities regularly host a variety of different events

The venue is also used for big gala dinners, lunches, balls, and cocktail parties.

## See also

- [List of indoor arenas in New Zealand](/source/List_of_indoor_arenas_in_New_Zealand)

## References

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## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [CBS Canterbury Arena](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:CBS_Canterbury_Arena).

- [Venues Ōtautahi – venue manager](https://www.venuesotautahi.co.nz/) for Christchurch Arena. Lists upcoming events and allows to take a virtual tour of the Arena

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