ILT Stadium Southland in

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is a multi-purpose venue, capable of conducting a wide range of events from large scale concerts to sporting events and exhibitions. Incorporating the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, the stadium complex has hosted a range of national and international events – sporting, recreational, cultural, arts, corporate and even equestrian. The original stadium was completed in May 2000 but in September 2010, a heavy snowfall caused the main stadium roof to collapse, causing substantial structural damage to the complex. A replacement stadium opened in February 2014 with a capacity of 4019, and retractable seating. The stadium also has eleven other community basketball, netball and volleyball courts, four

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tennis courts, four squash courts and several corporate lounges.

Home teams

The stadium is home for the

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netball team in the

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, and formerly the championship-winning

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in the now defunct

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netball league. In 2010 the stadium made room for another franchise, the Zero Fees Southland Sharks in the

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National Basketball League.

Velodrome

The

SIT Zero Fees Velodrome The SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, previously known as the ILT Velodrome and also known as the Invercargill Velodrome, is an indoor velodrome located in Surrey Park, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. It is next door to the ILT Stadium Southland ...

was the first indoor velodrome in

. The $11,000,000 building can hold 1,050 people.

Roof collapse

On 18 September 2010, the roof on the stadium collapsed following a heavy snowfall. The cost of repairs was expected to run into millions of dollars, with events as far as two years in the future needing to be cancelled. In December 2010 a Stadium Review Committee found that the roof collapse was due to inadequate workmanship, low building code requirements and unusually heavy snow fall, and on 11 May 2012, the

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released a report citing construction defects and deficiencies in steel fabrication and welding as contributing factors to the collapse. The report was also referred to the

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to investigate."Police called over building disaster"
12/05/2012, The Southland Times The stadium reopened in February 2014 under the new name ILT Stadium Southland."Phoenix rises in Invercargill"
Allison Rudd, 15 February 2014, ODT.co.nz

References

External links

Official website
of ILT Stadium Southland
Technical investigation into the collapse of the Stadium Southland roof
Department of Building and Housing ''Te Tari Kaupapa Whare''. {{ANZ Championship Arenas, state=collapsed 2000 establishments in New Zealand Sports venues in Invercargill Netball venues in New Zealand Basketball venues in New Zealand Boxing venues in New Zealand Indoor arenas in New Zealand 2000s architecture in New Zealand Southern Steel