Carlaw Park
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Carlaw Park was a multi-use stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. The stadium's grandstands and terraces were built in 1916, and it became the home of Rugby League in Auckland from 1921. During its long history it hosted many matches in various Rugby League World Cups. The stadium capacity was officially listed as 17,000 when it closed in 2002 due to health and safety reasons. It is still owned by the Auckland Rugby League but is currently being used as a carpark.
In August 2006 the Auckland Rugby League reached an agreement to lease the property off to be developed as a retirement home. No development has started as of February 2007.[1]
Carlaw Park was one of the venues under consideration for Stadium New Zealand, a proposed stadium to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[2] Complications over the lease of the property, the requirement for additional land to be taken from Auckland Domain, and the proximity of the heavy traffic on Stanley Street led to other options being preferred by the Government.[3] The backers of Carlaw Park hosting the Cup have since secured NZ$200 million its possible development.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Carlaw Park for Cup final?. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
- ^ Carlaw Park pitched as World Cup venue. Retrieved on November 12, 2006.
- ^ Stadium decision: Mallard dismisses Carlaw Park proposal - New Zealand Herald, Monday 13 November, 2006
- ^ $200m cash injection for Carlaw Park as World Cup host.
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