In 2016, John Kerkhof Park became the training base and home ground for the WaiBOP team in New Zealand's National Women's League, hosting three NWL games in each of the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

[5] The ground was also used for two National Youth League games and one ISPS Handa Premiership match (between Hamilton Wanderers and Eastern Suburbs) in 2018.

[8] In 2010, the Cambridge Sevens tournaments for men and women were held for the first time, drawing seven-a-side football teams from around the North Island of New Zealand.

In 2013, John Kerkhof Park was used to host a series of regionally significant football events including the Soccer Shop Waikato Cup and Plate Finals,[10] an All Stars game between Waikato and Bay of Plenty[11] and an All Stars game for top women's players in the region.

[1] John Kerkhof Park hosted the finals of the Soccer Shop men's Waikato Cup and Plate in 2013, 2016, 2017[14] and 2019.