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Fraser Park (Timaru)
Alpine Energy Stadium, originally called Fraser Park, is a sports stadium in Timaru, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,000 people or 12,500 with temporary seating. History The ground was originally called Fraser Park, and was renamed Alpine Energy Stadium in 1995. That same year, overhead floodlights were installed for night games at the park. Tenants The stadium is the home ground of the South Canterbury Rugby Football Union, South Canterbury Rugby Team, who play in the Heartland Championship. Stadium The stadium had two main stands until April 2016 the east stand was closed permanently due to damage. Otherwise, the stadium is surrounded by embankment. Temporary site for games from Christchurch In the wake of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the Christchurch Super Rugby team, the Crusaders (rugby), Crusaders, moved two Super 15 seasonal games (versus the Bulls (rugby union), Bulls and the Blues (Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timaru
Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to people, and is the largest urban area in South Canterbury, and the second largest in the Canterbury Region overall, after Christchurch. The town is the seat of the Timaru District, which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka, which combined have a total population of . Caroline Bay beach is a popular recreational area located close to Timaru's main centre, just to the north of the substantial port facilities. Beyond Caroline Bay, the industrial suburb of Washdyke is at a major junction with State Highway 8, the main route into the Mackenzie Country. This provides a road link to Pleasant Point, Fairlie, Twizel, Lake Tekapo, Aoraki / Mount Cook and Queenstown. Timaru has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
