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National Hockey Centre
Transporting hockey to a better place
PROJECT: National Hockey Centre CONTRACTOR: Northern Corridor Improvements CLIENT: Waka Kotahi Transport Agency and Harbour Hockey Charitable Trust VALUE: $75m
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The National Hockey Centre at Rosedale was built for North Harbour Hockey (NHH) by the Northern Corridor Improvements Alliance as part of the Northern Corridor Improvements project (NCI).
It is New Zealand’s leading international hockey facility and is the home of North Harbour’s 8000 strong hockey community. It is also the training base for the Vantage Black Sticks teams on Auckland’s North Shore.
The $75m facility is the last of three sports facilities that have been relocated and improved as part of the NCI project.
The centre includes a new pavilion building and four new turfs – two of Global Elite and two of national standard. Other features include floodlighting, covered seating for 450 spectators and 370 new carparks. A new walking and cycling bridge and shared path was also completed, to connect communities to Rosedale Park.
Construction of the hockey centre was completed in December 2019, in time for North Harbour Hockey to co-host New Zealand’s first FIH Pro League matches in February 2020.
It was delivered for the Transport Agency together with their partners, Harbour Hockey Charitable Trust, Auckland Council and the Upper Harbour Local Board.
