Westpac Stadium acknowledges 8 millionth patron

As Sri Lanka celebrated victory over England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Westpac Stadium on Sunday (1st March), the Wellington venue celebrated its eight millionth patron since opening its gates in 2000.

In its previous 15 years of operation, Westpac Stadium has hosted around 500 sport and entertainment events. With an average of 48 event days over the last three years, Westpac Stadium is well established as the busiest stadium in New Zealand.

Commenting on the milestone Westpac Stadium Chief Executive Shane Harmon “we are thrilled to reach this milestone and are very grateful to the fans who have supported the sports and entertainment events here at Westpac Stadium throughout the last 15 years.”

A 15-year economic impact study released by consultants BERL in 2014 demonstrated that almost 7.8 million visits have been made by people attending events at the Stadium. Of these visits, around 1.8 million have been from people outside the Wellington region spending an additional $889 million in the region’s economy, more than two and half times original estimates.

Harmon added “these figures illustrate the value that this facility brings to the wider Wellington region and prove that the return on the original investment has been exceptional.

“Our calendar of events continues to grow and diversify and we look forward to welcoming our next eight million fans.”

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