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  • Who owns the fan experience?

    Who owns the fan experience?

    When someone buys a ticket to an event at Eden Park, they don’t think they are purchasing separate services from a promoter, ticketing provider, transport agency and venue. They have bought one experience, and from their perspective it begins well before they arrive at the stadium and continues until they return home. While the organisations…

  • The difference between hosting an event and embracing it

    The difference between hosting an event and embracing it

    As you would expect, this week I want to reflect on the historic occasion we had the privilege of hosting at Eden Park on Sunday. The result was not what the One NZ Warriors or their thousands of supporters wanted, but the scale and significance of the occasion were undeniable. With 48,511 fans packing Eden…

  • When the biggest occasions need a bigger stage

    When the biggest occasions need a bigger stage

    For the second week in a row, our team is preparing to make history at Eden Park. Last week, we announced that Bruno Mars will perform three concerts here next March, including a Sunday show that would not have been possible under our previous planning rules. This week, our focus has shifted from one of…

  • Eden Park welcomes The Wahs as they take over Eden Park

    Eden Park welcomes The Wahs as they take over Eden Park

    The Wahs are coming to the Wah-Den of Eden.  Eden Park is preparing to welcome close to 50,000 passionate league fans for what is set to be the biggest NRL game ever staged in New Zealand when the Warriors play the Newcastle Knights as part of the NRL Telstra Premiership Finals Series on Sunday 20…

  • The decisions that bring the world to New Zealand

    The decisions that bring the world to New Zealand

    Last week was historic for Eden Park, but perhaps not for the most obvious reason. Within 45 minutes of the Bruno Mars presale beginning, demand was strong enough to add a second concert on Sunday 14 March 2027. A third followed, resulting in three sold-out concerts and giving tens of thousands more people the chance…

  • Eden Park launches new Legends Tour experience

    Eden Park launches new Legends Tour experience

    Walk with a legend. Hear the stories behind the history. Eden Park is launching a brand-new premium stadium experience, giving sports fans the opportunity to discover New Zealand’s national stadium through the eyes of the legends who have helped create its history. The Eden Park Legends Tour will bring guests closer to the moments and…

  • Why stadiums are at the heart of a city

    Why stadiums are at the heart of a city

    While we all know how to describe the infrastructure that makes a city work – roads move people, rail connects communities and airports connect us with the world, it can be harder to define what makes a city feel alive. Parks, theatres, galleries, museums and public spaces all play an essential role. They give us…

  • Global superstar Bruno Mars brings his record-breaking “The Romantic Tour” to Eden Park

    Global superstar Bruno Mars brings his record-breaking “The Romantic Tour” to Eden Park

    On Saturday 13 March 2027, Eden Park will come alive as global superstar Bruno Mars brings his record-breaking ‘The Romantic Tour’ to New Zealand’s biggest stage. Today’s announcement follows extraordinary demand for The Romantic Tour, which delivered the largest single-day ticket sales in Live Nation history across North America, Europe, and the UK, while setting…

  • Built for the world stage – What it really takes to host the world’s biggest events

    Built for the world stage – What it really takes to host the world’s biggest events

    When people hear “built for the world stage”, they probably picture exactly what the image shows – a full stadium, a huge production, lights, screens, an international sports match or one of the world’s biggest artists performing in front of tens of thousands of people. But that is really only the final product. What makes…

  • When a sporting blockbuster comes to Auckland

    When a sporting blockbuster comes to Auckland

    On 16 June 2027 State of Origin is coming to Auckland, but do we really understand what is about to arrive? I ask that question having delivered and attended multiple State of Origin fixtures during my career in Australia and having been at Suncorp Stadium for Game III this year alongside 52,452 Queensland and New…

  • 16 June 2027 confirmed for historic State of Origin at Eden Park

    16 June 2027 confirmed for historic State of Origin at Eden Park

    Eden Park will make rugby league history on Wednesday 16 June 2027 when it hosts Game 2 of the Ampol State of Origin series, the first time in history a match between the New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons has been played in New Zealand. The Origin fixture will be the centerpiece of a…

  • When your office is a 50,000-seat stadium

    When your office is a 50,000-seat stadium

    I have an office at Eden Park and a laptop sitting on my desk, but the reality is that I spend a large part of my working day somewhere else in the stadium. When your workplace stretches across 50,000 seats, technology becomes an important part of staying connected to the people, information and decisions that…