Eden Park News

  • Bunnings Warehouse NPC carries on without the Super City

    Bunnings Warehouse NPC carries on without the Super City

    Originally Published by Auckland Rugby  New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has confirmed the Bunnings Warehouse NPC will continue without the Auckland based teams; North Harbour, Auckland and Counties Manukau, and will release a revised season draw in coming days. The decision comes after Government declined NZR’s third travel exemption application to get the teams out of…

  • Guns N’ Roses to perform at Eden Park – the first ever international band to play at Auckland’s world-class stadium

    Guns N’ Roses to perform at Eden Park – the first ever international band to play at Auckland’s world-class stadium

    For Official Media Release document please Click Here. One of the greatest bands of all time, Guns n’ Roses will make history next Summer on Saturday December 10, 2022 as the first ever international concert act scheduled to play at Eden Park. “This is a truly historic announcement,” said Nick Sautner, Eden Park Chief Executive.…

  • Eden Park to host back-to-back Bledisloe Cup Tests

    Eden Park to host back-to-back Bledisloe Cup Tests

    Originally published by New Zealand Rugby New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced Eden Park in Auckland will host back-to-back Bledisloe Cup Tests against Australia on Saturday 7 August and Saturday 14 August.   Confirmation of the venues and dates means the second Bledisloe Cup Series Test, which is now also the opening match of the…

  • Govt support for upgrade of Eden Park players facilities

    Govt support for upgrade of Eden Park players facilities

    Originally published by Hon Grant Robertson Minister for Sport and Recreation Hon Grant Robertson has announced funding to upgrade the players facilities at Eden Park ahead of upcoming Women’s World Cup events. Eden Park is a confirmed venue for the Rugby World Cup 2021, the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, and a proposed venue for matches…

  • Black Ferns Fixtures For 2021 at Eden Park

    Black Ferns Fixtures For 2021 at Eden Park

    International women’s rugby will return to New Zealand in September with a two-Test series against Australia confirmed today. The O’Reilly Cup will be up for grabs when the Black Ferns host Australia in Christchurch on 26 September before a tantalising double header at Eden Park alongside the All Blacks taking on South Africa on 2…

  • Art in the Park: Q&A with Eden Park CEO, Nick Sautner 

    Art in the Park: Q&A with Eden Park CEO, Nick Sautner 

    Originally published by Art in the Park. Our ambition with Art in the Park was the host New Zealand’s art on the grandest stage possible. And what better stage is there than Eden Park? Nick Sautner has been CEO of Eden Park for the last five years and a driving force behind growing the stadium…

  • The Amazing Mace – and BLACKCAPS, coming to Eden Park

    The Amazing Mace – and BLACKCAPS, coming to Eden Park

    The BLACKCAPS will carry their ICC World Test Championship trophy, the Mace, on a week-long, nationwide tour of New Zealand later this month. Plans have been drawn up to start the tour in Whangarei on Monday, July 26, and to visit Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill through the…

  • Eden Park ranks number one in Pollstar’s global charts

    Eden Park ranks number one in Pollstar’s global charts

    Just two months on from Eden Park’s first concert, New Zealand’s national stadium has been named the number one stadium in the world in Pollstar’s mid-year rankings. For nearly 40 years, Pollstar’s rankings have served as the industry benchmark for live entertainment, with box office data used by international promoters, booking agents, artist managers and…

  • New art-focused festival breathes creative life into Eden Park

    New art-focused festival breathes creative life into Eden Park

    Originally published by Mina Kerr-Lazenby, Stuff. Art In The Park is a three-day event, made in collaboration with the wider Elemental Festival, that invites one hundred artists to showcase their artworks from within the stadium and fill the hallowed grounds with paintings, sculptures, prints and photography. Demonstrating Eden Park’s capability as a “versatile and inclusive…

  • Eden Park lights orange for World Vision 40 Hour Famine

    Eden Park lights orange for World Vision 40 Hour Famine

    New Zealand will be bathed in a sea of orange this weekend as landmarks across the country light up in support of the World Vision 40 Hour Famine. From the Sky Tower and Eden Park in Auckland to Christchurch Airport, Wellington’s Cuba Mall Bucket Fountain and Whangarei’s Victoria Canopy Bridge, to name just a few,…

  • Graham Norton hijacks New Zealand’s biggest screen to make his new wine

    Graham Norton hijacks New Zealand’s biggest screen to make his new wine

    Originally published by Invivo & Co Following 14+ months of video calls on their small laptop screens, Graham Norton and Invivo Co-founders, Tim Lightbourne and Rob Cameron, have taken over New Zealand’s biggest screen at Eden Park to blend their new vintage of wine together. From vine to field, Graham’s larger-than-life personality and expert wine…

  • Weekend sorted: Eden Park double header

    Weekend sorted: Eden Park double header

    This weekend, New Zealand’s national stadium is the place to be with a stacked double-header of trans-Tasman sporting action on the line-up. First up, the Blues will face off against the Brumbies in round three of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. Just one week on from their win against the Waratahs, the Blues head into this weekend’s…