One New Zealand Stadium Bringing the fans under one roof
The One New Zealand Stadium opened in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch in March 2026. Beneath Aotearoa's first fully roofed arena, a network of vertical mobility carries every guest to their seat, suite, concourse or viewing deck.
The highlights
Rising on Madras Street at the centre of Ōtautahi Christchurch, the One New Zealand Stadium carries forward a sporting heritage that began at the much-loved Lancaster Park, lost to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The interim Apollo Projects Stadium served the region for fourteen years before the Government and Christchurch City Council confirmed a new, fully roofed home for the city in 2020.
Opening on 27 March 2026 with Dan Carter sending the first kick over the posts, the stadium is Aotearoa's first fully enclosed arena. It has 25,000 seats expanding to around 37,000 for concerts beneath a transparent ETFE roof built from more than 80 steel modules. Accessibility is the building's defining promise, and that is where our work sits.
We supplied 3 passenger lifts, 2 escalators and 2 goods lifts. The building transportation has been designed to provide access to the upper concourses, corporate hospitality levels, function spaces and viewing decks. Every lift is sized for wheelchair and mobility scooter access and carries an emergency communication system.
Caroline Harvie-Teare, Venues Ōtautahi Chief Executive says "One New Zealand Stadium is a multi-purpose venue that hosts a high volume of guests so it’s important that we have reliable solutions to help move people around the stadium. Accessibility has always been a priority for us and the public lifts in the West, East and South stand ensure that all guests are able to access the full venue. Our accessible needs guests have commended the space in the lifts and the access to the buttons. In the West Stand, we also have two service lifts which are critical to our event operations moving catering and event equipment around the site. With our major kitchen on the ground floor, our culinary team rely on the lifts on event days to service the hospitality spaces. Schindler have provided fit-for-purpose solutions which make it easier for us as venues operators."
Designed for everyone
The stadium is designed to move everyone through the same entry and exit points to ensure a seamless flow. Our elevators seamlessly connect the 140 accessible seats which are spread across multiple stands for different viewing options.
Connecting form and function
The stadium's cultural design programme was led by artist Morgan Darlison in partnership with Ngāi Tūāhuriri, threading the identity of Waitaha-Canterbury through the building. Its façade artwork, Our Takiwā, was made to welcome guests by acknowledging the environment around each side of the building as you move past it: the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula, the Southern Alps, the eastern coastline and Maukatere, while the arena seating draws on the Mangōpare pattern.
That welcome is where the design and our work meet. Our lifts serve the upper concourses and viewing decks. These are the levels where a guest can look out over those same hills and ranges - so moving people up to them is part of how the building hosts everyone who comes through the gates.
Warren Farrow, Branch Manager for Southern Region says "we are proud to be both the building transportation installers and maintenance providers for such an iconic project for Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our experienced team of technicians are committed to providing a seamless experience for all users of the lifts and escalators."