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The TSB Bank Arena (formerly known as the Queens Wharf Events Centre) is an
The arena hosts mainly
indoor arena
An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances, or Sport, sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating f ...
in Wellington
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.
About
The arena hosts mainly basketball
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games and is the home arena for the Century City Saints and part-time home arena of the New Zealand Breakers
The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Sky Sport Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at ...
when they play in Wellington. It was also the home arena for the Richter City Roller Derby, which started to play here in the middle of their 2009 season.
It also hosts expositions and conventions like the Armageddon Pulp Expo and the DCM Book Fair. Built in 1995, it originally held 3,635 people. In 2005, the number of seats was upgraded to 4,570 as part of a redevelopment and expansion plan. There were further plans to carry out upgrades to the Events Centre in 2007 although it is unknown if these plans went ahead.
It also operates as a music venue, but does not have ideal acoustics
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and professional sound
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In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by ...
treatment; for example, the retractable stadium traps all reflections (early and late) also acting as a bass trap (wanted or unwanted), thus impairing a clear sound
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.
In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by ...
. As a live venue, it is still able attract overseas acts.
In 2005, the annual World of Wearable Art Awards (WOW) show moved from Nelson to Wellington, to the TSB Arena.
In a feature article from 11 April 2007 edition of the Dominion Post, the Wellington Architectural Centre
The Architectural Centre Inc is a nonprofit organization in Wellington, New Zealand, for architects and laypeople with an interest in architecture which offers lectures, site visits, tours and exhibitions.
History of the centre
The centre was es ...
rated TSB Arena as Wellington's second worst building. Also in 2007 the first Māori Art Market Māori Art Market is biennial Toi Māori event features art exhibitions, art sales, live art demonstrations, such as wood carving and tattooing, as well as presentations and master classes. It features traditional and contemporary Māori art by M ...
was held in the arena before moving to the suburban Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua City.
In July 2011 Venues Wellington (formally Positively Wellington Venues), an integration between the Wellington Convention Centre and the St James Theatre Trust, began managing the arena along with five other venues in the capital city.
Concerts
See also
* List of indoor arenas in New ZealandReferences
External links
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