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Yarrow Stadium

OUR PREMIER OUTDOOR SPORTS VENUE

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Yarrow Stadium is an international-standard sports, entertainment and conference facility featuring sports fields, grandstand seating and function rooms, all just minutes away from the CBD.

• Location
• Venue description
• Bookings
• Facilities
• Additional main field facilities
• Catering
• Players' area/room
• Legends Lounge
• Previous events

Location

Yarrow Stadium is located in the central suburb of Westown, New Plymouth with main vehicle access off Maratahu St.

Venue description

Yarrow Stadium has four sports fields, the Legends Lounge, Concourse and a variety of function rooms.

The turf on the main field is laid over irrigation lines and drains on a sand profile.

The main field has two grandstands providing undercover seating, terraced and embankment uncovered seating and standing  areas. 

The number two field has a small grandstand.

Bookings

For all enquiries please call 06-759 6060 or email enquiries@npdc.govt.nz.

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Facilities

Capacity: The main field holds 20,685, including covered seating for 3,850 in the TSB Bank Stand and 4,978 in the Noel and Melva Yarrow Stand. There are three uncovered seating and standing areas: The south grass embankment that holds 4,000, the north grass embankment that holds 5,322 and the south terrace that holds 2,535.

Field two has a grandstand which provides covered seating for approximately 100 people.

Parking: In addition to off-street parking there is approximately 400 car park spaces available onsite.

Other areas: A variety of storage and office space.

Power: Guaranteed uninterrupted power reticulated supply throughout the stadium.

Access: Twenty pedestrian gate entrances spread over four entry points.

Disabled access: Full facilities for the disabled.

Toilets: Ample toilet facilities.

Additional main field facilities

• Sound system.
• Fully electronic scoreboard.
• Floodlights.

Fields one, two and three have training level floodlighting.

Catering

Food and beverage outlets are in both grandstands. Eurest is the stadium's exclusive catering provider.

Players' area/rooms

Two main change rooms, each with a connecting warm up room, are located at ground level of the TSB Bank Stand. Five subsidiary changing rooms are located at ground level of the TSB Bank Stand.

A medical room, drug testing room, media interview room and match day office are all located adjacent to the main changing room at the ground level of the TSB Bank Stand.

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Legends Lounge

The Legends Lounge is on the top floor of the TSB Bank Stand and offers panoramic views of both playing arenas and back fields. It is ideal for business conferences, dinners, sales presentations and meetings.

Capacity: Three-hundred seated and 650 standing. 

Features: 

• Internal speaker system.
• Power.
• Data points.
• Portable stage.
• Staircase and lift access is at each end of the lounge with direct access to the seating deck.
• Two kitchen, bar and toilet facilities are located at each end of the lounge so that the area can be partitioned for smaller functions.

The Concourse

The Concourse is situated on the first floor of the TSB Bank Stand and can be used for events such as trade displays, exhibitions, banquets, markets and festivals.

Features:

• Two food and beverage outlets.
• Two smaller bar areas.
• Six toilet blocks.
• Disabled toilets.
• Two multi purpose booths that can be used for information or customer services. Ease of access is assured for foot, vehicle and disabled traffic.
• More than 1,100m²  of covered display.

Capacity: Eight-hundred seated and 1,500 standing.

Previous events

Hurricanes rugby games, Genesis Taranaki versus British and Irish Lions rugby match, Genesis Taranaki NPC rugby games, New Zealand Maori versus England (rugby), New Zealand Maori versus Scotland (rugby), Central Districts versus Sri Lanka (cricket), New Zealand Warriors versus Parramatta Eels (rugby league), Multi-ethnic Extravaganza, Searchlight Tattoo, Relay for Life.

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