The Eventfinda Stadium (originally known as the North Shore Events Centre) is an indoor

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located in the

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suburb of

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. The arena opened in 1992 and has a capacity of 4,179. It primarily hosts community events and was previously the home arena of the

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, who play in the Australian NBL. It also hosts concerts, expos, trade shows, conferences, netball, MMA, cheerleading and dance. It has also hosted the New Zealand Badminton Open for over 10 years. In 2009, the arena hosted the final of the

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. The final saw the

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defeat

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88–80.

Boxing

It has hosted a number of boxing events, the majority of them promoted by Shane Cameron. The most famous fight night was in November 2014 where

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fought Shane Cameron for the WBA Pan African Heavyweight Title. Also on the card was the Super 8 Cruiserweight tournament. The event was promoted by John Mcrae and New Zealand Sky Arena, as well as being live on Pay Per View with Sky Arena in New Zealand and Australia Main event.

References

Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) venues 1992 establishments in New Zealand Basketball venues in New Zealand Netball venues in New Zealand Boxing venues in New Zealand Indoor arenas in New Zealand Sports venues in Auckland North Shore, New Zealand Badminton venues Badminton in New Zealand New Zealand Breakers 1990s architecture in New Zealand Sports venues completed in 1992 {{NewZealand-stadium-stub