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The $32 million sports and entertainment complex is located adjacent to Addington Raceway in southwest Christchurch, surrounded by 3,000 car parks and is only 10 minutes from the central business distrct. The seating is a mix of fixed, club and 17 rows of retractable telescopic theatre seats which, when in extended position, will provide access from an elevated cross aisle to the arena floor. Maximum capacity is 8,888 under any configuration. The contoured stadium seats with full armrests fold telescopically under the retracting seating decks. This provides a 4,000 square metre convention and exhibition floor with capacity for up to 250 standard size display booths.

The arena has also introduced New Zealand's first centre-hung, four-sided electronic message centre/scoreboard with coloured graphic capability and full scoring and timing systems.