Have Your Say on street upgrades around
Te Kaha multi-use arena

Christchurch’s south-eastern central city will soon hold the most modern, state-of-the-art, multi-use arena in the southern hemisphere. We want to upgrade the surrounding streets so that the city is prepared for the increased activity this area is likely to experience.

After it opens in 2026, Te Kaha, Canterbury’s Multi-Use Arena, will frequently host events that will attract an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people to this part of the city.

Our experience with Orangetheory stadium and Lancaster Park has taught us that the city needs to be designed in preparation for this. The proposed upgrades to the streets surrounding Te Kaha are designed to reduce the need for expensive area-wide event traffic management plans (ETMPs) at each event. 

Latest drone footage

The team captured this drone footage on Wednesday 12 October, to give you an idea of the work that is currently taking place across the Te Kaharoa precinct, including ground-improvement rigs working on the northern, western and southern stands.

What to expect over the next six months

The next six months of the Te Kaha project will be focused on enabling works and improving the ground conditions so that it can support the huge structure and withstand any seismic activity in the future. 

Work will then start on the arena's substructure (foundations and underground supports), then commence on the superstructure bowl.

Because of the huge size of the project, the different stages will overlap to streamline the process. That means as one phase of work progresses across the site (working from south to north), the next phase will follow closely behind it.

Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 - Enabling works and ground improvement.

Q4 2022 - Work begins on Te Kaha's substructure.

Q1 2023 - Construction begins on superstructure bowl.