Stadium Southland
ILT Stadium Southland is a multi-purpose venue, capable of conducting a wide range of event modes from large scale concerts to sporting events and exhibitions. ILT Stadium Southland is the energetic heart of our Southern community. Incorporating the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, the stadium complex has hosted a plethora of national and international events from all genres – sporting, recreational, cultural, arts, corporate and even equestrian.Invercargill, New Zealand.
The original stadium was completed in May 2000. In September 2010, a heavy snowfall caused the main stadium roof to collapse, causing substantial structural damage to the complex. The cause was found to be a lack of roof strength and design but complied with building standards of the day. Nevertheless, the insurance company that covered the facility issued writs in 2011 to the Invercargill City Council to recover the estimated $6 million in payouts. A new safer roof design and a larger capacity stadium was rebuilt. It is expected to be ready in time for the 2013 sports season, for the Southern Steel and Southland Sharks. A temporary facility was set up in the adjoining SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, which was unharmed and hosted the Steel and the Sharks for the 2011/12/13 seasons.
