| Location: | Centrally located less than two-kilometres from the central city |
| Capacity: | 20,000 |
| Address: | Okara Drive, Whangarei |
| Phone: | +64 (0)9 438 4743 |
| Matches: | Tonga v Canada, Wednesday September 14 |
| Tonga v Japan, Wednesday September 21 |
The Northland Events Centre is a brand new multi-function
events centre in Whangarei. Following upgrades completed in 2011,
it boasts a larger capacity as well as a conference and function
centre and changing rooms, food and retail facilities.
The stadium is the traditional home of Rugby for Northland.
In 1979, the stadium held an infamous match attended by a record
breaking crowd of 40,000 as local side North Auckland defended the
prized Ranfurly Shield against rivals Auckland.
The stadium has held several international games such as the
1998 test between the New Zealand Māori and Tonga and has seen
Northland take on a number of touring international sides such as
the British and Irish Lions, and Tonga, Samoa and Fiji in the mid
1990's.
