The game in Taupo will be NZ's 200th women's "A" international.
Wellington has hosted two of the 35 women's home internationals which have taken place to date in our history. The first was on 24 May 1980, and the second on 23 October 1991, both against Australia.
The vast majority (24) have taken place in Auckland, the centre of operations for (hence undisputed home of) NZ women's football. :-)
Other NZ venues used have been: Hamilton 3 (1982, 1987, 1991), Christchurch 4 (1980, 1986 x 2, 1991), Whangarei 1 (2012), New Plymouth 1 (1982).
Non-cap earning internationals have taken place in Christchurch (2), Hamilton (2) and Auckland (1).
With the exceptions of U-19 internationals in Wellington and Hamilton in 1989, three U-20 internationals in New Plymouth in 1994, two U-19 internationals in Porirua in 1999, the U-17 WWC Finals match in Wellington in 2008, and NZ B internationals at the 1986 Oceania Nations Cup tournament in Christchurch in 1986, all international home fixtures for NZ women's teams other than the Football Ferns (e.g. Junior Ferns, Young Ferns) have taken place in Auckland.
The bulk of these Auckland fixtures have been a result of Auckland serving as host venue for various Oceania qualifying tournaments over the years. Look to play them elsewhere, and the island nations will withdraw from the tournament on cost grounds. This has happened twice in the last six years, and on each occasion, NZ has qualified for age-grade FIFA finals without kicking a ball in anger - not a practice which impresses FIFA, of that you can be assured!
Cheers,
JR