Fraser Park | |
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| Location | 237 Taita Drive, Avalon, Lower Hutt |
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| Coordinates | 41°11′4.8″S 174°56′56.55″E / 41.184667°S 174.9490417°E |
| Owner | Hutt City Council |
| Operator | Ricoh |
| Construction | |
| Opened | March, 2019 |
| Construction cost | $12,500,000 [1] [2] |
| Tenants | |
| Avalon Rugby Hutt City Squash Hutt Valley Dodgers Hutt Valley Softball Association Lower Hutt City Football Naenae Hockey Club Taita District Cricket Wellington Phoenix Wellington Regional Hockey Stadium Trust | |
| Website | |
| https://www.fpsportsville.org.nz | |
Fraser Park is Lower Hutt's largest recreational sportsground, at 27 hectares it is the biggest sporting ground in the lower North Island.[1] It is home to the Ricoh Sports Centre, a multi-use venue, as well as sports like rugby, rugby league, football, touch football, cricket, kilikiti (Samoan cricket) and softball.[2]
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History
Fraser Park Sportsville was launched in September 2009.[3] The Fraser Park Sportsville founding clubs signed the Sportsville constitution in April 2010. [3]
The first stage of construction in 2015 saw three new softball diamonds, an artificial football turf and floodlights added to the park. Stage two saw the construction of the building to hold the clubs as well as six squash courts, indoor training facilities, eight changing rooms, a cafe and two bars[1][4]
Ricoh were confirmed as name sponsor in May 2018[3] with Fraser Park Sportsville and the RICOH Sports Centre officially opened in March 2019 by Mayor Ray Wallace. [3]
Tenants
The original members of the Sportsville are Avalon Rugby, Hutt Valley Dodgers, Lower Hutt City Football, Naenae Hockey Club, Taita District Cricket and Hutt City Squash Club. They were later joined by the Hutt Valley Softball Association and Wellington Regional Hockey Stadium Trust.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Boyack, Nicholas (29 June 2017). "Construction begins on Lower Hutt's $12 million Fraser Park Sportsville complex". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b Boyack, Nicholas (17 December 2018). "Lower Hutt now boasts the biggest sports hub in the region". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sportsville History". Fraser Park Sportsville. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Boyack, Nicholas (23 April 2018). "Fraser Park Sportsville will be a game changer for Hutt Valley sport". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Fraser Park". Hutt City Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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