Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou and hope you're all having a fantastic February.

What an amazing month this is for Ngā Puna Wai as we host our first major event, the FIH Hockey Pro League, and welcome Canterbury Rugby League to their new sporting home with an opening event on February 23. 

We hope to see you all there to cheer on our sporting heroes and check out the amazing progress that's been made on this fantastic facility!

If you missed out on last Friday's double header as the Vantage Black Sticks men and women played Great Britain, there's still time to witness some of this game-changing global competition.

Get on down to Nga Puna Wai on the 15th and 17th February to see the Vantage Black Sticks in action - check out event details and tickets here.

if you're still not convinced, our colleagues at ChristchuchNZ have penned five great reasons why the FIH Pro League is a must-do. Read more here.

Canterbury Rugby League are hosting an opening event on the brand new Community Fields this month. This much-anticipated match pits the Rockcote Canterbury Bulls’ against the Warriors’ InTrust Super Premiership side.

Ngā Puna Wai’s community fields will be available to stage the momentous occasion – which has now swelled to two matches thanks to the addition of a women’s fixture.

The Ngā Puna Wai opener is part of a jam-packed timetable before the CRL club competition gets underway in April. 

Tickets for the historic rugby league event are $10, with children under five admitted free. Come along to celebrate the new home of Canterbury Rugby League!

Tennis Courts. Asphalting has been completed on the 12 tennis courts and fencing is 80 per cent complete.  The acrylic surfacing works have commenced with the bulk of construction on target to be completed by end of February 2019 and operational in April 2019.
Rugby League. RL1 field was sown on 3 Feb 2019 with a 12-14 week grow-in period and has a good grass strike.  RL2 final preparations are underway for grass to be sown next week.  The last of the Rugby League light towers are planned to be lifted into position from 25 February 2019 with final commissioning planned before the end of February 2019.

Our very own Vantage Black Sticks have been taking on the world on our turf, carving up the hockey fields at Ngā Puna Wai in front of a home crowd. Welcome, everyone!

Kick off your weekend at Ngā Puna Wai with free entry to the New Zealand Track and Field Championships on Friday 8 March. The evening session starts at 5pm. Pack a picnic or grab a bite from the food trucks on site and cheer on our champions.