Te Rauparaha Arena

Te Rauparaha Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment centre, with pools, Dash Swim School, a fitness centre, and indoor sports stadium and venues, in Porirua, New Zealand.

The centre, which cost NZ$17.5 million to construct, was officially opened on 21 November 2008.

[2] The venue was named by the Ngāti Toa iwi after one of their most famous leaders, Te Rauparaha.

[5] Other events held at the Arena have included the Home, Living and Leisure Show, Dunkleys Great NZ Craft Show, Wedding Expo, Education in the Classroom conferences, Raggamuffin Roadtrip, and Kolohe Kai.

Sporting fixtures at the Arena have included the Silver Ferns, NZ Breakers, Exodus Saints, NZ Tall Ferns, NZ Indoor Bowls Nationals, FIBA Oceania U19s Basketball Championship, FIBA Oceania Championships 2013 and the Oceania World Qualifying Volleyball Championships.