6 Dec 2024

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Roof construction has passed the halfway mark at One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha.

A new drone video, released today, provides a close-up look at the progress on the $683 million construction project and commentary from BESIX Watpac Project Director Adrian Jones.

“The north-west stand is the last grandstand that was completed about a month ago,” says Mr Jones.

Seating installation for the 36,000-capacity stadium will start around April 2025. The last concrete seating plats, that the seats will be affixed to, are now being installed in the lower seating bowl.

“The roof structure has now moved beyond the halfway mark,” says Mr Jones.

The roof structure is made up of modular sections, which are being prefabricated onsite, and installed from the Tuam Street end towards Hereford Street.

“Every three-to-four weeks, you’ll see the next roof truss progressing north,” says Mr Jones.

There are four roof trusses, each made up of three sections weighing around 160 tonnes apiece.

Steelwork for the roof will continue over the holiday period, with the fourth and final roof truss installation expected to take place in early 2025.

“The last radial trusses will be installed early next year, as the roof builds out towards the north stand,” says Mr Jones.

90% of the radial truss roof supports have been installed, with the last few expected to be in place early next year.

In late November, the roof cladding started to be installed above the south stand that backs onto Tuam Street.

“The roof sheeting will now progress around in both directions toward Barbadoes Street and Madras Street over the next six months,” says Mr Jones.

Steel cladding on the exterior of the stadium started last Wednesday. The façade will feature a pattern made up of 800m of steel sheeting in colours representing the Canterbury landscape.

Local visual artist and graphic designer Morgan Darlison (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Tainui) developed the artworks for the stadium.

The video also shows a bird’s eye view of the west stand, which contains the players’ facilities and corporate boxes.

“The last area that we will construct [in the north stand] is the level four media platform,” says Mr Jones.

The project remains on budget and on track to open in April 2026.

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