It is used for football matches and athletics and is the home stadium of Hamilton Wanderers.

The main field is surrounded by a national grade athletics track.

[2][3] Porritt Stadium hosted the 2022 New Zealand Special Olympics National Summer Games.

[4] It was formerly used in the New Zealand Football Championship as Hamilton's and Waikato’s home ground.

In 2015, Porritt Stadium was upgraded and small stands were installed due to it being a training ground for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.