From All Black tests and Football World Cup qualifiers to big concerts and events, the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena (CMUA) will be able to host them all.
The Government and the Council have approved $473 million for the multi-functional arena to be built in central Christchurch between Madras, Barbadoes, Hereford and Tuam streets.
The state-of-the-art arena will add to the central city’s vitality, catalyse further development, help re-establish Christchurch as a sporting and cultural capital and boost the city’s economy by attracting visitors from around New Zealand and the world.
The Council has allocated $253 million to the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena, and the Crown has approved $220 million towards the project(external link) from the Christchurch Regeneration Acceleration Fund.
The project investment case(external link) says that in order for the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena to be competitive and attract international and national events, it needs to have:
Detailed design for the new arena will begin later this year once a contractor for the design and construction has been confirmed.
A number of concept designs for the arena were scoped as part of the investment case for the project.