Waikanae Park is a

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ground in

Waikanae Waikanae (, ) is a town on the Kapiti Coast, 60 kilometres north of the Wellington CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" (''wai'') "of the grey mullet". The town lies between Paraparaumu, eight kilometres to the southwest, and Ōtak ...

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. The ground held its first

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match when Central Districts played

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in the 1993/94 Shell Cup. The ground later held five further List A matches, the last of which came in the 2004/05

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when Central Districts played Wellington.

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used Victoria Park as a home venue in two fixtures in the 2001/02 State League.

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