Park Island, Napier

Bluewater Stadium
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LocationNapier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Capacity5,000
SurfaceGrass
Opened1985
Tenants
Napier City Rovers
Hawke's Bay United

Park Island is the largest sports complex in Napier, New Zealand. It hosts clubs and facilities for association football (soccer), cricket, hockey, netball and rugby union. It includes Bluewater Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium that has a capacity of 5,000 people and opened in 1985. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Napier City Rovers[1] and Hawke's Bay United. It also served as a training venue for teams in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[2]

Areas around the park were rezoned in 2016 and 2017 to build a new high-performance rugby facility.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Napier City Rovers", www.cityrovers.co.nz, archived from the original on 29 November 2023, retrieved 7 February 2024
  2. ^ Johnstone, Duncan (17 December 2009), "23 centres to host Rugby World Cup teams", Stuff, retrieved 7 February 2024
  3. ^ White, Victoria (16 May 2017), "Changes in Park Island redesign", Hawkes Bay Today, retrieved 7 February 2024 – via NZ Herald
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