Eventfinda Stadium

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Coordinates: 36°47′0″S 174°44′39″E / 36.78333°S 174.74417°E / -36.78333; 174.74417

Eventfinda Stadium

Former names	North Shore Events Centre (1992-2018)
Address	17 Silverfield Ln Auckland 0627 New Zealand
Location	Wairau Valley
Owner	Regional Facilities Auckland
Capacity	4,179
Construction
Broke ground	1991
Opened	September 1992 (1992-09)
Construction cost	NZ$6 million
Tenants
New Zealand Breakers (NBL) (2003–2019) Auckland Tuatara (NZNBL) (2021–)
Website
Venue Website

The Eventfinda Stadium^[1] (originally known as the North Shore Events Centre) is an indoor arena located in the North Shore City suburb of Wairau Valley, Auckland, New Zealand. The arena opened in 1992 and has a capacity of 4,179.^[2]

It primarily hosts community events and was previously the home arena of the New Zealand Breakers, who play in the Australian NBL. It also hosts concerts, expos, trade shows, conferences, netball, MMA, cheerleading and dance. It has also hosted the New Zealand Badminton Open for over 10 years.

In 2009, the arena hosted the final of the FIBA Under-19 World Championship. The final saw the United States defeat Greece 88–80.

Boxing[]

It has hosted a number of boxing events, the majority of them promoted by Shane Cameron. The most famous fight night was in November 2014 where Kali Meehan fought Shane Cameron for the WBA Pan African Heavyweight Title. Also on the card was the Super 8 Cruiserweight tournament. The event was promoted by John Mcrae and New Zealand Sky Arena, as well as being live on Pay Per View with Sky Arena in New Zealand and Australia Main event.

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