After over 100 years of netball at Christchurch’s Hagley Park Courts, the Christchurch Netball Centre will become the new home for Christchurch Netball. The 10,050m2 facility located at Ngā Puna Wai will be used as a multisport arena. The purpose-built facility accommodates for netball, volleyball, futsal, korfball, and gymnastics whilst fostering sports diversity and community activity. The $15m centre has exceeded all client expectations. After initially thinking only 8 courts were going to be possible within their budget Apollo delivered 10 courts under the same budget through the design and build delivery process. Collaboration across the council and netball centre was outstanding, and we couldn’t be happier with the result. With a construction timeline of just over a year, the project has been delivered rapidly and without any holdups to ensure our future sporting generations can take advantage of this amazing facility sooner.
The centre will become the new meeting hub for the canterbury sporting community and ties the historical and cultural significance of the area with the present. Ngā Puna Wai, meaning “many springs water” holds great value for Ngāi Tahu, and historically the location was a meeting place for Māori to connect and collaborate. The centre unites people from all parts of the city and wider community and plays a vital role in overall community well-being.