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{{Short description|Sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox venue
| name              = Sky Stadium
| nickname          = ''The Cake Tin''
| logo_image        = [[File:Sky Stadium Logo.png|250px]]
| image             = [[File:All Whites v Peru 11 November 2017.jpg|280px]]
| image_caption     = The stadium on a matchday in 2017
| location          = [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|41|16|23|S|174|47|9|E|region:NZ_type:landmark|display=it}}
| public_transit    = [[Wellington railway station|Wellington station]]
| broke_ground      = 12 March 1998
| built             = 1998-2000
| opened            = 3 January 2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Sky Stadium Timeline|url=https://skystadium.co.nz/fileadmin/Documents/Stadium_historic_timeline.pdf|website=Sky Stadium}}</ref>
| dimensions        = Length (north–south) {{convert|235|m}}<br />Width (west–east) {{convert|185|m}} (stadium dimensions, not the playing surface)<br /> Area {{convert|15,050|m2}}<ref name="StadiumFacts">{{Cite web |title=Sky Stadium – Facts |url=https://skystadium.co.nz/contact-us/about-us/stadium-facts/ |access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>
| website           = {{URL|https://skystadium.co.nz/}}
| owner             = Wellington Regional Stadium Trust<br />{{small|([[Greater Wellington Regional Council]] and [[Wellington City Council]])}}
| operator          = Wellington Regional Stadium Trust
| surface           = Grass
| construction_cost = NZ$130 million
| architect         = [[Warren and Mahoney]]<br />[[Populous (architects)|Populous]] (then Bligh Lobb Sports Architecture)
| project_manager   = Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd
| main_contractors  = [[Fletcher Challenge|Fletcher Construction Ltd]]
| former_names      = WestpacTrust Stadium (2000–2002)<br />Westpac Stadium (2002–2019)
| tenants           = [[Wellington Hurricanes|Hurricanes]] ([[Super Rugby]]) (2000–present)<br />[[Wellington Rugby Football Union|Wellington Lions]] ([[National Provincial Championship (2006–present)|National Provincial Championship]]) (2000–present)<br />[[Wellington Phoenix]] ([[A-League Men]]) (2008–present)<br />[[Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women)|Wellington Phoenix Women]] ([[A-League Women]]) (2022–present)<br />[[Wellington Firebirds]] ([[Super Smash (men's cricket)|Super Smash]]) (2012–2014)<br />[[St Kilda Football Club]] ([[Australian Football League|AFL]]) (2013–2015)<br />[[New Zealand national Australian rules football team]] ([[Australian Football International Cup|AFL International Cup]]/[[AFL Pacific Cup]]) (2002–present)<br />New Zealand Institute of Sport<br />[[New Zealand men's national football team]] (some matches)
| capacity          = 34,500<ref name="StadiumFacts" />
| record_attendance = 47,260<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/110979539/eminem-is-almost-in-the-house-45000-fans-biggest-event-in-capital-fans-lineup|title=Eminem in Wellington|date=2 March 2019|access-date= 4 March 2019}}</ref>
| embedded          = {{Infobox cricket ground
| embed = yes
| end1  = Hutt End
| end2  = City End

| international = true
| firstodidate  = 8–9 January
| firstodiyear  = 2000
| firstodihome  = New Zealand
| firstodiaway  = West Indies
| lastodidate   = 1 November
| lastodiyear   = 2025
| lastodihome   = New Zealand
| lastodiaway   = England
| firstt20idate = 22 December
| firstt20iyear = 2006
| firstt20ihome = New Zealand
| firstt20iaway = Sri Lanka
| lastt20idate  = 26 March
| lastt20iyear  = 2025
| lastt20ihome  = New Zealand
| lastt20iaway  = Pakistan

| onlywodidate   = 15 February
| onlywodiyear   = 2000
| onlywodihome   = New Zealand
| onlywodiaway   = England
| firstwt20idate = 26 February
| firstwt20iyear = 2010
| firstwt20ihome = New Zealand
| firstwt20iaway = Australia
| lastwt20idate  = 26 March
| lastwt20iyear  = 2025
| lastwt20ihome  = New Zealand
| lastwt20iaway  = Australia

| year1 = 
| club1 = 

| date   = 27 March
| year   = 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58899.html ESPNcricinfo
}}}}

[[File:CentrePort and Westpac Stadium, Wellington NZ.jpg|thumb|350px|Wellington Regional Stadium and CentrePort Wellington, 2015]]
'''Wellington Regional Stadium''' (commercially known as '''[[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky]] Stadium''' through naming rights)<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=http://www.manukaoval.com.au/about/history.php|title=Manuka Oval – History|access-date=14 January 2011|archive-date=17 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217055008/http://www.manukaoval.com.au/about/history.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wenman |first=Eleanor |date=29 November 2019 |title=Wellington's Westpac Stadium loses its letters ahead of rebrand |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/117805868/wellingtons-westpac-stadium-loses-its-letters-ahead-of-rebrand |access-date=5 December 2024 |publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]]}}</ref> is a major sporting venue in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]. The stadium's bowl site size is {{cvt|48,000|m2}}.

The stadium was built in 1999 by [[Fletcher Construction]]<ref name="history" /> and is situated close to major transport facilities (such as [[Wellington railway station]]) {{convert|1|km|spell=in}} north of the CBD. It was built on [[Reclamation of Wellington Harbour|reclaimed railway land]], which was surplus to requirements.

The stadium also serves as a large-capacity venue for concerts and is known colloquially as "The Cake Tin".<ref name="Pullar-Strecker" />

==History==
The stadium was built in 1999 by [[Fletcher Construction]] and was the first bowl stadium built in New Zealand. It was built to replace [[Athletic Park (Wellington)|Athletic Park]], which was no longer considered adequate for international events due to its location and state of disrepair. The stadium was also built to provide a larger-capacity venue for [[One Day International]] cricket matches, due to the [[Basin Reserve]] ground losing such matches to larger stadiums in other parts of the country.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=Westpac Trust Stadium |url=http://www.fletcherconstruction.co.nz/projects/community/westpac-trust-stadium |website=Fletcher Construction |access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-date=17 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117013253/https://www.fletcherconstruction.co.nz/projects/community/westpac-trust-stadium |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Building the Stadium |url=https://www.westpacstadium.co.nz/contact-us/about-us/history/ |website=Westpac Stadium |access-date=22 August 2019}}</ref>

==Naming rights==
Westpac Trust, later known as just [[Westpac New Zealand|Westpac]], signed on to be the naming sponsor for the stadium when it opened in 2000. That arrangement continued for twenty years until 31 December 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Westpac And Stadium Trust to Conclude Partnership |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1902/S00365/westpac-and-stadium-trust-to-conclude-partnership.htm |access-date=22 August 2019 |publisher=Scoop |date=15 February 2019}}</ref> On 22 August 2019, it was announced that [[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky]] had signed a six-year agreement to take over as the naming sponsor of the stadium from 1 January 2020.<ref name="Pullar-Strecker">{{Cite news |last=Pullar-Strecker |first=Tom |date=22 August 2019 |title=Sky TV promises to improve fan experience after winning naming rights for Wellington venue |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/115199688/sky-tv-promises-to-improve-fan-experience-after-winning-naming-rights-for-wellington-venue |publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]]}}</ref>

In May 2025, it was announced that Sky will relinquish the naming rights at end of their contract, near the end of the year 2025. The Stadium is searching for a new partner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Manera |first1=Ethan |title=Wellington’s Sky Stadium loses its naming sponsor after six years |date=15 May 2025 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellingtons-sky-stadium-loses-its-naming-sponsor-after-six-years/QX2CW3BUHNGSFGOE6SAZSLTE4U/ |publisher=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>

==Tenants==

The stadium is a multi-purpose facility, though used mainly for sporting events. It is the home of the [[Wellington Rugby Football Union|Wellington Lions]] [[Mitre 10 Cup]] rugby team and the [[Hurricanes (Super rugby franchise)|Hurricanes]] [[Super Rugby]] team. The stadium also hosted the [[Wellington Sevens]], one of the events that was part of the annual [[World Rugby Sevens Series]] for national [[rugby sevens]] teams. Sky Stadium regularly serves as a home venue for [[All Blacks]] rugby matches.

Sky Stadium is also the home venue for [[A-League]] team [[Wellington Phoenix FC]], the stadium often referred to as "The Ring of Fire" by Phoenix supporters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beginners' Guide to the Wellington Phoenix |url=http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/beginners-guide-to-the-wellington-phoenix/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727184400/http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/beginners-guide-to-the-wellington-phoenix/ |archive-date=27 July 2021 |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Media New Zealand}}</ref> It also serves as a major home venue for the [[New Zealand men's national football team]] (the All Whites), notably hosting the home leg of their [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualification match against Bahrain.

During the summer the stadium generally hosts international and formerly domestic [[limited overs cricket]], with the home team being the New Zealand [[White Ferns]] or [[Black Caps]] for the international contests and [[Wellington Firebirds]] for the domestic competition. A domestic match has not been held at the stadium since 2017. 30 matches have been played by the White Ferns or Black Caps at the stadium since its' completion in 2000, 14 ODI's and 16 T20.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Puspendra Singh |title=Sky Stadium Records |url=https://advancecricket.com/stadium/sky-stadium-records/76735021 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Advance Cricket |language=en}}</ref>

The stadium has also been used for [[rugby league]] matches, including national team fixtures and [[New Zealand Warriors]] away fixtures. The [[St Kilda Football Club]], an [[Australian rules football]] club in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL), played home games on [[Anzac Day]] at the venue from 2013 to 2015.

Off-field facilities built into the stadium also included the New Zealand Institute of Sport, and a campus for the Wellington School of Cricket, run by the [[Wellington Cricket Association]].

==Events==
[[File:Wellington Westpac Stadium in 2010.jpg|left|thumb|An aerial view of the stadium and its surrounds, 2010]]
In 2000, the then-Westpac Stadium hosted the [[Edinburgh Military Tattoo]]. This was the first time the event was hosted outside Edinburgh, Scotland. They returned to Wellington to play at the stadium again in February 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forbes |first1=Michael |title=Edinburgh Military Tattoo returns to Wellington |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/68451755/edinburgh-military-tattoo-returns-to-wellington |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=11 May 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2002, during an England versus Black Caps cricket match, director [[Peter Jackson]] recorded 30,000 fans chanting in [[Black Speech]] for the sound of 10,000 chanting [[Uruk-hai]] during the [[Battle of the Hornburg|Battle of Helm's Deep]] in the film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

On 4 March 2006, [[WWE]]'s first New Zealand show, [[WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour]], was held at the stadium. 23,875 people attended the televised event. There were nine matches, including a triple threat match between [[Kurt Angle]], [[The Undertaker]], and [[Mark Henry]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)]]

Also in 2006, a concert was held by [[the Rolling Stones]], which ended the Australasian leg of its [[A Bigger Bang World Tour]],

On 14 October 2007, [[Australian national rugby league team|Australia]] defeated [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in the Centenary Test rugby league game. The 58–0 defeat set a new record for the largest loss by the New Zealand national rugby league team.

On 1 December 2007, the stadium hosted an exhibition match between Wellington Phoenix FC and the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]. LA Galaxy won 4–1 in front of 31,853 spectators, the largest crowd for non-national [[football (soccer)]] match in New Zealand history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=More than 75,000 fans set to watch Kiwi's first MLS game for LA Galaxy |url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2023/02/23/more-than-75000-fans-set-to-watch-kiwis-first-mls-game-for-la-galaxy/ |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Friends of Football |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

On 17 January 2008, the stadium hosted the kickoff show of the Oceania leg of [[the Police Reunion Tour]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westpac Stadium Wellington: Westpac Stadium {{!}} Our Events |url=http://westpacstadium.co.nz/our-events/events/2008/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124003451/http://westpacstadium.co.nz/our-events/events/2008/ |archive-date=24 January 2016 |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Wellington Regional Stadium}}</ref> and over Easter the inaugural two-day "[[Rock2Wgtn]]" music festival, headlined by [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. Attendance over the two days was around 50,000.<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_332424">{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/332424 |title=Rock promoter blames Easter laws for loss |date=26 March 2008 |work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]] |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref>

New Zealand hosted the [[2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]. Six pool matches and two playoff matches were played at the then Westpac Stadium. Due to [[FIFA]] rules disallowing host stadia to be named after non-FIFA sponsors, the stadium was officially known as "Wellington Stadium" during the event.

The stadium hosted the national team's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match on 14 November 2009 against [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]. New Zealand won the match 1–0, with a record crowd at the time of 35,194 for a football match in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news|title=All Whites World Cup playoff nearly sold out as ticket sales crack 30,000|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/98060109/all-whites-world-cup-playoff-nearly-sold-out-as-ticket-sales-crack-30000|access-date=19 October 2017|publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]]}}</ref>

On 28 January 2010, [[AC/DC]] kicked off the Australasian leg of its [[Black Ice World Tour]] at the stadium. The concert quickly sold out so a second was scheduled for 30 January.<ref name="3News_114261">{{cite news |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Wellington-gets-another-ACDC-concert-after-first-sells-out/tabid/817/articleID/114261/Default.aspx |title=Wellington gets another AC/DC concert after first sells out |author=Tonkin, Charlotte |date=28 July 2009 |work=[[3 News]] |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406085515/http://www.3news.co.nz/Wellington-gets-another-ACDC-concert-after-first-sells-out/tabid/817/articleID/114261/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stadium was also a venue for [[Bon Jovi]]'s [[The Circle Tour]] in 2010.

The stadium hosted eight games during the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] including two quarter-final matches.

On 25 April 2013, the stadium hosted the first AFL game outside of Australia for premiership points with St Kilda hosting {{AFL Syd}} with Sydney winning by 16 points in front of 22,546 spectators.

On 11 May 2013, the stadium and Wellington hosted its first [[National Rugby League]] fixture since 2004 with the [[Auckland]]-based New Zealand Warriors hosting the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] at the stadium for 'The Capital Clash'.<ref name="New Zealand Warriors">{{Cite web |last=Becht |first=Richard |title=NRL: Vodafone Warriors 16, Bulldogs 24 |url=https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2013/05/11/nrl-vodafone-warriors-16-bulldogs-24/ |access-date=13 May 2013 |website=Official Website |publisher=NZWar}}</ref> The Warriors wore their 'Capital Clash' jerseys which incorporated the black and gold colours of Wellington and a design based on a strip worn by Wellington Rugby league teams in the 1970s. The Warriors lost the game late in the match in front of 28,096 fans.<ref name=NRL>{{cite web |last=Gilhooly |first=Daniel |title=Warriors bemoan ref after loss to Bulldogs |url=http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/MatchCentre/tabid/10999/Default.aspx#matchid=3352&tab=Report |work=Official Website |publisher=NRL |access-date=13 May 2013 |archive-date=18 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618051443/http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/MatchCentre/tabid/10999/Default.aspx#matchid=3352&tab=Report |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 20 November 2013, the stadium hosted the second leg of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-off]] against Mexico, which resulted in New Zealand failing to qualify for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/WorldFootball/Calendar&Live/02/03/95/26/IMC2013-2018FIFAversionv28May2013_Neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807003210/http://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/WorldFootball/Calendar%26Live/02/03/95/26/IMC2013-2018FIFAversionv28May2013_Neutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2013|title=International Match Calendar 2013–2018|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref>

On 15 November 2014, the stadium hosted the [[2014 Rugby League Four Nations]] Final. It was the first Four Nations Final held in New Zealand, though the [[Mount Smart Stadium]] in Auckland hosted the inaugural final of the tournament, then known as the Tri-Nations, in [[1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations#Final|1999]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2014/4/four-nations-schedule-2014/ |title=Four Nations Schedule 2014 {{!}} Triple M NRL |website=www.triplem.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142846/http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2014/4/four-nations-schedule-2014/ |archive-date=13 April 2014}} </ref>

The stadium was one of the venues for [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] which was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. It hosted a total of four matches during the World Cup which included a [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#New Zealand v West Indies|quarter-final clash]] between the hosts [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wellington – ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 – Australia and New Zealand Official Site |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/venues/92/wellington-regional-stadium/overview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208150456/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/venues/92/wellington-regional-stadium/overview |archive-date=8 December 2015 |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>

[[Guns N' Roses]] performed at the stadium during their [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]] on 2 February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McConnell |first1=Glenn |title=Guns N' Roses love their first Wellington visit, despite the rain |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/89068914/guns-n-roses-love-their-first-wellington-visit-despite-the-rain |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=3 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

On 11 November 2017, the stadium hosted its third [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-off]] with the New Zealand men's national football team drawing 0–0 against Peru in front of a new record crowd for a football match in New Zealand of 37,034 fans thanks to extra seating install in the stadium for the match.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hyslop|first1=Liam|title=All Whites play out tense scoreless draw with Peru in World Cup playoff first leg|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/98789999/all-whites-play-out-tense-scoreless-draw-with-peru-in-world-cup-playoff-first-leg|access-date=11 November 2017|newspaper=[[Stuff.co.nz]]}}</ref>

On 2 March 2019, the stadium drew its second largest crowd to date with an attendance of 46,474 for [[Eminem]]'s Rapture concert.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eminem's 46,474, plus 100,000 at festival expected to push Wellington to its biggest day yet|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/110987842/recordbreaking-night-for-eminem-in-wellington|access-date=3 March 2019|newspaper=[[Stuff.co.nz]]}}</ref>

On 5 February 2020, [[Queen + Adam Lambert]] performed at the stadium during their [[The Rhapsody Tour|Rhapsody Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klein-Nixon |first1=Kylie |title=Queen + Adam Lambert dial the theatrics up to 11 for Wellington |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/gig-reviews/119129292/queen--adam-lambert-dial-the-theatrics-up-to-11-for-wellington |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=5 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

On 8 December 2022, Guns N' Roses performed at the stadium during their [[Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour|2020 Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenhill |first=Mark |date=8 December 2022 |title=Guns N' Roses fans turn Wellington into Paradise City |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/300759745/guns-n-roses-fans-turn-wellington-into-paradise-city |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=stuff.co.nz}}</ref> The [[Foo Fighters]] were supposed to play a week later on 15 December, however it was cancelled after the death of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Molyneux |first1=Vita |title=Summer of rock: Two legendary shows will bring crucial boost to Wellington economy |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/foo-fighters-guns-n-roses-summer-shows-will-bring-crucial-boost-to-wellingtons-hospitality-sector/7WG2IFVLINUDYAMJJJ5KXTF6PE/ |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=7 March 2022 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

On 2 February 2023, [[Ed Sheeran]] performed as part of his [[+–=÷× Tour]]. The crowd of 47,000 was the largest ever attendance for an event at the stadium. Organisers said just over a third of the crowd (16,200) were from outside the Wellington region.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fuller |first=Piers |date=1 February 2023 |title=Ed Sheeran's Wellington concert set to break Sky Stadium records |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/131115567/ed-sheerans-wellington-concert-set-to-break-sky-stadium-records |access-date=5 December 2024 |work=stuff.co.nz}}</ref>

On 27 January 2024 
The Foo Fighters played for the first time in Wellington on their World Tour.

The stadium hosted several matches for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hickman |first1=Bill |title=Wellington hosting FIFA 2023 Women's World Cup matches a 'dream come true' for local Football Fern |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/124724713/wellington-hosting-fifa-2023-womens-world-cup-matches-a-dream-come-true-for-local-football-fern |access-date=24 March 2022 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=1 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Stage
!Attendance
|-
|21 July 2023
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Spain vs Costa Rica|3–0]]
|{{Flagicon|CRC}} [[Costa Rica women's national football team|Costa Rica]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C|Group C]]
|22,966
|-
|23 July 2023
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G#Sweden vs South Africa|2–1]]
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa women's national football team|South Africa]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G|Group G]]
|18,317
|-
|25 July 2023
|{{Flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Philippines|0–1]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Philippines women's national football team|Philippines]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A|Group A]]
|32,357
|-
|27 July 2023
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E#United States vs Netherlands|1–1]]
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E|Group E]]
|27,312
|-
|29 July 2023
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Sweden
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G#Sweden vs Italy|5–0]]
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy women's national football team|Italy]]
|Group G
|29,143
|-
|31 July 2023
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Japan vs Spain|4–0]]
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Spain
|Group C
|20,957
|-
|2 August 2023
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} South Africa
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G#South Africa vs Italy|3–2]]
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Italy
|Group G
|14,967
|-
|5 August 2023
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Japan
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Norway|3–1]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]]
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|33,042

|-
|11 August 2023
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Spain
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Spain vs Netherlands|2–1 (a.e.t)]]
|{{Flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|32,201
|}

The stadium hosted the semi-finals for [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|OFC qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup]].

==Major tournaments==
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|align=right|11 September 2011||align=right|{{ru-rt|RSA}}||align=center| [[2011 Rugby World Cup Pool D#South Africa v Wales|17–16]] ||{{ru|WAL}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 33,331
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|align=right|17 September 2011||align=right|{{ru-rt|RSA}}||align=center| [[2011 Rugby World Cup Pool D#South Africa v Fiji|49–3]] ||{{ru|FIJ}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 33,262
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|23 September 2011||align=right|{{ru-rt|AUS}}||align=center| [[2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C#Australia v United States|67–5]] ||{{ru|USA}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 33,824
|- style="background: #eee;font-size:90%;"
|align=right|25 September 2011||align=right|{{ru-rt|ARG}}||align=center| [[2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B#Argentina vs Scotland|13–12]] ||{{ru|SCO}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 26,937
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|1 October 2011||align=right|{{ru-rt|FRA}}||align=center| [[2011 Rugby World Cup Pool A#France vs Tonga|14–19]] ||{{ru|TGA}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 32,763
|- style="background: #eee;font-size:90%;"
|align=right|2 October 2011||align=right|{{ru-rt|NZL}}||align=center| [[2011 Rugby World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs Canada|79–15]] ||{{ru|CAN}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 37,665
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|8 October 2011||align=right|{{ru-rt|IRE}}||align=center| 10–22 ||{{ru|WAL}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 35,787
|- style="background: #eee;font-size:90%;"
|align=right|9 October 2011||align=right|{{Ru-rt|RSA}}||align=center| 9–11 ||{{Ru|AUS}}|| [[Westpac Stadium|Regional Stadium]], [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 34,914
|}
''Reference:''<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2015 |title=Rugby Union {{!}} Rugby World Cup, 2011 {{!}} Highest attendance |url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/highest_attendance.html?id=2050;type=tournament |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212132556/http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/highest_attendance.html?id=2050;type=tournament |archive-date=12 December 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=ESPN Scrum}}</ref>
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{{hidden begin|title=2015 Cricket World Cup|titlestyle=background:lightblue;|expanded=on}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 20 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 123 (33.2 overs)
| score2 = 125/2 (12.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs England|New Zealand won by 8 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656415.html Scorecard]
| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 30,148
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 1 March
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 309/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 312/1 (47.2 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#England vs Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656441.html Scorecard]
| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 18,183
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 12 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 341/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 195 (47.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#South Africa vs United Arab Emirates|South Africa won by 146 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656469.html Scorecard]
| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 4,901
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 21 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 393/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 250 (30.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#New Zealand v West Indies|New Zealand won by 143 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656489.html Scorecard]
| venue = Wellington Regional Stadium, [[Wellington]]<br />Attendance: 30,268
}}
''Reference:''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cricket World Cup Results & Crowds |url=http://www.austadiums.com/sport/comp_results.php?sid=31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029165641/http://www.austadiums.com/sport/comp_results.php?sid=31 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |access-date=29 November 2015 |website=Austadiums}}</ref>
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==Rugby League Test matches==
Since its opening in 2000, Wellington Regional Stadium has hosted six [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] rugby league internationals. The results were as follows;.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/kingston-communications-stadium/results.html|title=KC Stadium|work= Rugby League Project|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Opponent !! Result !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 13 July 2001 || rowspan=2| {{rl|AUS}} || 10–28 || 26,580 ||
|-
| 12 October 2002 || 24–32 || 25,015 || [[2002 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France|2002]] New Zealand Kiwis tour
|-
| 11 November 2006 || {{rl|GBR}} || 34–4 || 16,401 || [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006 Tri-Nations]]
|-
| 11 October 2007 || {{rl|AUS}} || 0–58 || 16,681 || [[2007 All Golds Tour]]
|-
| 23 October 2010 || {{rl|ENG}} || 24–10 || 20,324 || [[2010 Rugby League Four Nations|2010 Four Nations]]
|-
| 12 November 2014 || {{rl|AUS}} || 22–18 || 25,093 || [[2014 Rugby League Four Nations|2014 Four Nations]] Final
|-
| 18 November 2017 || {{rl|FIJ}} || 2–4 || 12,713 || [[2017 Rugby League World Cup|2017]] [[Rugby league World Cup|World Cup]]
|}

==Gallery==
[[File:Westpac Stadium Panorama January 2017.jpg|thumb|800px|centre|Panorama of Wellington Regional Stadium during an A-League match in 2017]]
<gallery widths="190px" heights="180px" class="center">
File:WWE Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour setup.jpg|The setup of the stadium before the [[WWE in New Zealand#WWE Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour|WWE Road to WrestleMania 22]] event on 4 March 2006.
File:Westpac Stadium Cricket luving Crowd.jpg|An ODI cricket match between [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in [[West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09|2009 National Bank series]]
File:Westpac Stadium Crowd.jpg|Crowd at a [[Tri-Nations (rugby union)|Tri-Nations]] rugby union match
File:Rock2Wgtn 2008.JPG|Rock2Wgtn Easter weekend 2008
File:WestpacStadiumWellington2011RWChaba.jpeg|The stadium during the pool match between New Zealand and Canada at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
File:Westpacnight.jpg|The stadium at night during an ODI match between New Zealand and [[England national cricket team|England]]
File:NZ Army Band performance at Westpac Stadium - Flickr - NZ Defence Force (2).jpg|NZ Army Band performance at Wellington Regional Stadium
File:End of the concert, Westpac Stadium.jpg|The end of the Police concert on 17 January 2008
File:Japan vs Spain – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C – 2.jpg|[[Japan women's national football team|Japan]] playing against [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]] at the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]]
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Basin Reserve]] – Wellington's other international cricket ground
* [[List of rugby union stadiums by capacity]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist|40em}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://skystadium.co.nz/}}
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/GROUNDS/NZ/WELLINGTON/WESTPAC_STADIUM_01166/ Cricinfo Wellington Regional Stadium page]
*{{Austadiums|136}}

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