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Address: Reimers Avenue, Auckland
Country: New Zealand
Capacity: 50,000
Opened: 1900
Main Use: Cricket, Rugby Union
Tenant: Blues (Rugby Union)
Eden Park is New Zealand’s most iconic and historic sports venue, widely regarded as the country’s national stadium. Located in the suburban heart of Auckland, it has hosted the world’s biggest sporting events for more than a century. With a capacity of 50,000, Eden Park serves as a premier venue for rugby union, cricket, rugby league, and major international events, attracting millions of spectators from around the world.
As one of the oldest stadiums in the Southern Hemisphere—dating back to 1900—Eden Park has undergone several modern upgrades, transforming it into a world-class facility while preserving its rich sporting heritage.
Eden Park is the first stadium in the world to host two Rugby World Cup finals, a distinction unmatched by any other venue:
1987 Rugby World Cup Final
2011 Rugby World Cup Final
Its role in global rugby history has cemented Eden Park as one of the sport’s most prestigious international venues.
The stadium has also hosted countless Test matches, Bledisloe Cup encounters, and international cricket fixtures, strengthening its legacy as New Zealand’s primary stage for global sporting events.
Eden Park is the official home of:
The Blues – Super Rugby franchise
Auckland Rugby – one of New Zealand’s most successful provincial sides
The All Blacks – who regularly play home Test matches here
The stadium is especially known for its formidable home advantage. Historically, the All Blacks have maintained one of the strongest home records in world rugby at Eden Park.
The venue is equally significant to New Zealand cricket, hosting:
ICC Cricket World Cup matches
Major international Test matches
One Day Internationals (ODI)
T20 internationals
Its unique rectangular configuration, coupled with short straight boundaries, makes Eden Park one of world cricket’s most distinctive grounds.
In 2011, Eden Park staged a major rugby league match between the Vodafone Warriors and the Parramatta Eels. The game attracted 38,000 spectators, setting a record home attendance for the Warriors—New Zealand’s first rugby league team to surpass 100,000 followers on their primary social media platform.
This event demonstrated the venue’s versatility and its ability to draw large crowds across multiple sports.
Eden Park hosted its first-ever A-League match in 2011, featuring:
Wellington Phoenix (New Zealand)
Adelaide United (Australia)
The match drew 20,000 fans, highlighting the growing popularity of professional football in New Zealand and showcasing the stadium’s suitability for major international soccer fixtures.
Over the decades, Eden Park has been modernised to meet international standards, including enhancements for:
Spectator comfort and accessibility
Broadcast lighting and media facilities
Player amenities and changing rooms
Corporate hospitality zones
Hybrid turf and advanced drainage
Concert and entertainment staging
The venue now hosts:
Global concerts
Cultural celebrations (e.g., Pasifika Festival, Māori community events)
Exhibitions
Large-scale ceremonies
This evolution has solidified Eden Park’s role as a cultural landmark as much as a sporting venue.
Oldest major stadium in New Zealand
Only venue to host two Rugby World Cup finals
Home of top-tier rugby and cricket
Strong track record for multi-sport attendance records
World-class facilities after significant redevelopment
Key location for national identity and cultural events
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With the craze of sport games in the night, and more professional events are played at night, people desire for lighting to play at the very beginning so now people more concern about the quality of lighting, we believe that the glare produced by ordinary lamps can no longer meet the athletes’ pursuit of sensory experience. But now, thanks to developments in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise control and anti-glare lighting makes it possible for sports men and women to perform at their best and enjoy the best sports experience.
There is increasing concern for the problems created by unwanted light at night,such as light pollution and light trespass, result in various types of complaints. Particularly with increasing awareness of environmental problems of all types, it is important that lighting designers recognize the need to control problems related to the general subjects of “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” So we have tried every effort to develope a newest optical technology to solve the problem.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
We are not only a manufacturer of high-power LEDs, More professional services are also included:
Through lighting simulation calculations and programming of light show designs, solutions oriented towards either visual effects or cost-effectiveness are provided. Design of Lighthouse, parameters required for building foundation, (axial force, shear force, bending force). High power generator set supporting,circuit design service,cable supply. We are your best supply chain manager! We are committed to providing you with a one-stop solution. We focus on the research, design, and manufacturing of our products, delivering customized and energy-efficient lighting system solutions for all types of sports venues and multifunctional facilities.The details are as follows:high-power sports lighting、arena night lighting retrofit、smart stadium lighting control、energy-efficient LED stadium lights、stadium lighting power supply optimization、broadcast-quality sports lighting、large venue lighting retrofit、adjustable brightness and color temperature lighting、LED floodlight installation and upgrade、stadium lighting maintenance and management、energy-saving lighting solutions for stadiums、multi-purpose venue lighting design、night game lighting optimization.
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