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| Former names | Auckland City Arena (planning/construction) Vector Arena (2007–17) |
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| Address | 42-80 Mahuhu Cres Parnell, Auckland 1010 New Zealand |
| Location | Quay Park, Auckland CBD |
| Coordinates | 36°50′50″S 174°46′37″E / 36.8471738°S 174.7769451°E |
| Owner | Live Nation Entertainment[1] |
| Operator | Quay Park Arena Management |
| Capacity | 12,000 9,740 (basketball) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 7 June 2004 |
| Opened | 24 March 2007 |
| Construction cost | NZ$ 94.8 million |
| Architect | Peddle Thorp Crawford Architects |
| Structural engineer | Holmes Consulting Group |
| General contractor | Mainzeal |
| Main contractors | Dominion Constructors Ortech Industries |
| Tenants | |
| New Zealand Breakers (NBL) (2012–present) | |
| Website | |
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Spark Arena[2] (also known as Auckland City Arena, and formerly as Vector Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station. The arena cost approximately $94 million,[3] and of this sum ratepayers contributed $68 million for the facility to be managed by QPAM, the NZ operator, in New Zealand's first big public-private partnership. This runs for 40 years before ownership is transferred to the city.[4][5]
After delays due to construction-related issues, the arena's first concert was Rock Star Supernova on 24 March 2007.[6]
- ^ "QPAM Parent company LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC". Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand". Encircle Photos. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Mainzeal loses $A19.8m on Vector Arena". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Naming rights sponsor". Auckland City Council. Archived from the original on 24 November 2005.
- ^ Orsman, Bernard (12 December 2006). "Secret update for council on troubled Vector Arena". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ Tommy Lee's Rock Star Supernova, Melbourne's “Anti-Rock Stars” Wrap World Tour - Press Release, Sunday 25 March 2007