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Posted November 27, 2025 00:09 · last edited November 27, 2025 03:00

Greater Christchurch already has smaller venues Rugby Park (St Albans) and Rangiora Showgrounds (Rangiora basically a satellite town these days).
Canterbury's NPC rugby team have played games at both.

Christchurch United's Yaldhurst ground has only about a 1,000 capacity, but I think Slava Meyn has plans to expand that. That might be enough to host South Island United games, if the OFC Pro League every does switch to a proper H&A format. There is also English Park.

Basically ChCh doesn't need that Apollo Projects ground anymore. Plus it has one of the faster growing popns now in NZ (much faster growing than Welly) so yeah go build some new housing stock in Addington, to cater for that.

Hopefully the Te Kaha designers have come up with smart solutions when hosting smaller crowds. Only opening half the ground, TV cameras on the other side facing towards the crowd. They have had years to think it all through!

Cantabs at last post the 2011 terrible earthquake, will from 2026 have pretty much the perfect mix of stadiums by NZ measures. That includes Hagley for cricket.

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Unknown editor edited November 27, 2025 03:00

Greater Christchurch already has smaller venues Rugby Park (St Albans) and Rangiora Showgrounds (Rangiora basically a satellite town these days).
Canterbury NPC team have played games at both.

Christchurch United's Yaldhurst ground has about a 1,000 capacity, but I think Slava Meyn has plans to expand that. That might be enough to host South Island United games, if the OFC Pro League every does switch to a proper H&A format. There is also English Park.

Basically ChCh doesn't need that Apollo Projects ground anymore. And it has one of the faster growing popns now in NZ (much faster growing than Welly) so yeah go build some new housing stock in Addington, to cater for that.

Hopefully the Te Kaha designers have come up with smart solutions when hosting smaller crowds. Only opening half the ground, TV cameras on the other side facing towards the crowd. They have had years to think it all through!

Cantabs at last post the 2011 terrible earthquake, will from 2026 have pretty much the perfect mix of stadiums by NZ measures. That includes Hagley for cricket.

Unknown editor edited November 27, 2025 00:15

Greater Christchurch already has smaller venues Rugby Park (St Albans) and Rangiora Showgrounds (Rangiora basically a satellite town these days).
Canterbury NPC team have played games at both.

Christchurch United's Yaldhurst ground has about a 1,000 capacity, but I think Slava Meyn has plans to expand that. That might be enough to host South Island United games, if the OFC Pro League every does switch to a proper H&A format. There is also English Park.

Basically ChCh doesn't need that Apollo Projects ground anymore. And it has one of the faster growing popns now in NZ (much faster growing than Welly) so yeah go build some new housing stock in Addington, to cater for that.

Hopefully the Te Kaha designers have come up with smart solutions when hosting smaller crowds. Only opening half the ground, TV cameras on the other side facing towards the crowd. They have had years to think it all through!

Cantabs post the terrible earthquake will from 2026 have pretty much the perfect mix of stadiums by NZ measures. That includes Hagley for cricket.

Unknown editor edited November 27, 2025 00:14

Unknown editor edited November 27, 2025 00:12

Greater Christchurch already has smaller venues Rugby Park (St Albans) and Rangiora Showgrounds (Rangiora basically a satellite town these days).
Canterbury NPC team have played games at both.

Christchurch United's Yaldhurst ground has about a 1,000 capacity, but I think Slava Meyn plans to expand that. That might be enough to host South Island United games, if the OFC Pro League every switches to a proper H&A format. There is also English Park.

Basically ChCh doesn't need that Apollo Projects ground anymore. And it has one of the faster growing popns now in NZ (much faster growing than Welly) so yeah go build some new housing stock in Addington, to cater for that.

Hopefully the Te Kaha designers have come up with smart solutions when hosting smaller crowds. Only opening half the ground, TV cameras on the other side facing towards the crowd. They have had years to think it all through!

Unknown editor edited November 27, 2025 00:11

Greater Christchurch already has smaller venues Rugby Park (St Albans) and Rangiora Showgrounds (Rangiora basically a satellite town these days).
Canterbury NPC team have played games at both.

Christchurch United's Yaldhurst ground has about a 1,000 capacity, but I think Slava Meyn plans to expand that. That might be enough to host South Island United games, if the OFc Pro League every switches to a proper H&A format. There is also English Park.

Basically ChCh doesn't need that Apollo Projects ground anymore. And it has one of the faster growing popns now in NZ (much faster growing than Welly) so yeah go build some new housing stock in Addington, to cater for that.

Hopefully the Te Kaha designers have come up with smart solutions when hosting smaller crowds. Only opening half the ground, TV cameras on the other side facing towards the crowd. They have had years to think it all through!

Unknown editor edited November 27, 2025 00:11

Greater Christchurch already has smaller venues Rugby Park (St Albans) and Rangiora Showgrounds (Rangiora basically a satellite town these days).
Canterbury NPC team have played games at both.

Christchurch United's Yaldhurst ground has about a 1,000 capacity, but I think Slava Meyn plans to expand that. That might be enough to host South Island United games, if the OFc Pro League every switches to a proper H&A format. There is also English Park.

Basically ChCh doesn't need that Addington ground anymore. And it has one of the faster growing popns now in NZ (lot faster than Welly) so yeah go build new housing stock in Addington, to cater for that.

Hopefully the Te Kaha designers have come up with smart solutions when hosting smaller crowds. Only opening half the ground, TV cameras on the other side facing towards the crowd. They have had years to think it all through!