Eventfinda Stadium

What Eventfinda Stadium does

Eventfinda Stadium is an indoor multi-use arena operated by the North Shore Events Centre Trust Board, located in Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand. Originally established in the 1990s under the name North Shore Events Centre, the venue rebranded to Eventfinda Stadium under a naming arrangement with its exclusive ticketing partner, Eventfinda. The facility offers a 2,400 m² FIBA T1-certified sprung wooden main hall with up to 5,200 maximum capacity across configurable seating tiers, supported by ~800 on-site parking spaces, dual-redundant fiber connectivity (Vodafone UFB primary, Kordia secondary), and professional concert-grade AV infrastructure including L'Acoustics V-DOSC line array sound, Martin MAC Viper lighting, and LED video walls. Additional assets include refurbished meeting spaces (Kings Lounge and Milford/Rangitoto rooms) and an in-house catering operation.

The venue serves four primary customer segments: international and regional sports events (badminton, basketball, combat sports), corporate events and conferences, concert and touring entertainment productions, and community events. Eventfinda Stadium monetizes through five revenue streams: venue hire (with both fixed hire fees and gross-revenue percentage options for ticketed events), in-house catering, exclusive ticketing via Eventfinda, meeting room hire, and AV/technical equipment rental. Distribution is direct B2B through dedicated Event Coordinators and formal Venue Hire Agreements — there are no resellers or third-party distributors.

The business model is asset-heavy and operationally intensive, with significant moat derived from three decades of operating history, certification-driven qualifications (FIBA T1, NZS 6801/6802 noise compliance, Food Act 2014), an integrated technology partner ecosystem (Kordia broadcast, College Hill Productions AV, Green Gorilla waste management, Lux Productions performance), and a 450,000-profile ticketing database. A sustainability programme achieving 60% waste reduction since 2023, combined with exclusive compostable packaging requirements for vendors, represents a positioning differentiator. The company is privately held by a trust, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent corporate entity beyond the trust, and operates without disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Eventfinda Stadium

Legal name

North Shore Events Centre Trust Board

Website

https://eventfindastadium.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Eventfinda Stadium is an Auckland-based indoor multi-use arena operated by the North Shore Events Centre Trust Board, serving sports, corporate, touring entertainment, and community clients through venue hire, catering, ticketing, and broadcast-ready production infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Arena and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (7112), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Arenas & Indoor Sports Centers (MPAKAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue Booking, Ticketing & Event-Day Services (Box Office, Guest Services) (MPAKAEAO), Venue Operations, Management & Facility Services (MPAKAEAN), Sports & Arena Event Venues (Stadiums, Arenas) (THAHAAAF)

Keywords

• Indoor arena venue
• Event hosting services
• Sports venue hire
• Corporate event catering
• Meeting conference facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

North Shore

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Venue Hire and Event Bookings: Primary revenue from hiring the venue for events including sports, concerts, corporate functions, and community events. Pricing based on hire fee structure with baseline amounts and gross revenue percentage options for ticketed public events.
2. In-House Catering and Food & Beverage: Premium in-house catering services for corporate events, banquets, and match-day concessions. Includes exclusive catering rights with external vendor oversight.
3. Ticketing Services: Exclusively managed ticketing through Eventfinda partner, with box office infrastructure supporting event ticket sales.
4. Meeting and Conference Room Hire: Dedicated meeting spaces including Kings Lounge (196 sq/m) and Milford/Rangitoto rooms (102 sq/m combined) rented on half-day and full-day basis.
5. AV and Technical Equipment Rental: Dry hire AV equipment including vision mixer consoles, projectors, and production hardware. Full production services through College Hill Productions partner.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eventfinda Stadium operates a 5,200-capacity indoor multi-use arena providing venue hire for sports events, concerts, corporate functions, and community gatherings. Core services include main hall hire with a 2,400 m² FIBA T1-certified sprung wooden sports floor, dedicated meeting/conference spaces, in-house catering, exclusive ticketing through Eventfinda, and AV/broadcast production infrastructure. The venue is located in Glenfield, Auckland, with ~800 on-site parking spaces and dual motorway access.

Product overview

Eventfinda Stadium is Auckland's premier indoor arena offering venue hire and event services. The core product is the Main Hall (5,200 capacity, 2,400 m² FIBA certified sports floor) supported by Meetings & Conferences spaces (Kings Lounge, Milford & Rangitoto Rooms), In-House Catering, and Ticketing Services provided exclusively through Eventfinda. The venue also offers Broadcast & Production Services with Kordia infrastructure and College Hill Productions AV systems, plus a Sustainability & Waste Management programme achieving 60% landfill reduction through compostable packaging and Green Gorilla/Kai Ika partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in waste to landfill since 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Green GorillacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen Gorilla is Eventfinda Stadium's exclusive waste management partner, processing all compostable packaging and food waste into compost at their commercial facility in Tuakau. Green Gorilla is 100% New Zealand owned, founded in 2010, operating in partnership with CarboNZero and diverting over 100,000 tonnes of waste away from Auckland's landfills every year.
• The Kai Ika ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae, LegaSea, the Outboard Boating Club of Auckland and the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council. Kai Ika recovers fish heads, frames and offal that were previously going to waste and redistributes them to families and community groups in South Auckland. All beverage cans consumed at the stadium are separated at source and supplied to the project.
• Kordia NZcoreTechnology or IntegrationKordia NZ supplies premium broadcast infrastructure channels for Eventfinda Stadium. They provide dedicated 200/200 MB secondary fiber routing infrastructure network path and professional video streaming infrastructure. Eventfinda Stadium coordinates alongside Kordia NZ for broadcast connectivity.
• College Hill ProductionscoreTechnology or IntegrationPreferred production partner for live front-of-house reinforcement, automated lighting arrays, and media servers. College Hill provides comprehensive AV production hardware including L'Acoustics sound systems, Allen & Heath mixing consoles, and full lighting rig.
• EventfindacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive ticketing partner managing all entry tickets, concessions, and passes for events at the venue. Eventfinda is New Zealand's fastest-growing ticketing company providing box office infrastructure with four-window box office and digital access ticket scanners.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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