Eclipse Grandstand Selected at Te Whaea Sports Field

Wellington’s sporting community have enjoyed fewer cancelled games this year with the city’s newest artificial sport field now open. The installation of Effuzi’s ‘eclipse’ demountable grandstand will certainly give the spectators something to cheer about as well .

Artificial surfaces can withstand more play than even the most robust and well-drained grass fields. The park is a fantastic new asset for the city and helps address the growing demand for sportsfields that can be used in all weathers. The new full-sized field is primarily used for community sport, but has been built to specifications so it can potentially be used for FIFA and IRB approved games. The pitch is likely to supplement adjacent Rugby League Park as a training venue during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

The artificial turf sportsfield has had a varied history. It was originally a rubbish tip (known as 'Jam Tin Gully'), then a recreation ground, then car park and is now back to a sportsground.

The 100 metre by 65 metres playing field features Effuzi’s ‘eclipse’ grandstand system with Albany Seating, a warm-up area, pavilion consisting of changing rooms and toilets, floodlighting, perimeter fencing and native plantings around the park. The Council is planning to build another five artificial sportsfields between 2013 and 2019.