Queen Elizabeth II Park

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium

QEII
Location	Christchurch, New Zealand
Coordinates	43°29′29″S 172°42′19″E / 43.49139°S 172.70528°E / -43.49139; 172.70528
Capacity	25,000
Construction
Built	1973
Opened	1974
Demolished	2012
Tenants
Christchurch United (1974–2011)

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium was a multi-use stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, located in a large park called Queen Elizabeth II Park. The stadium had a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1973 to host the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, with a temporary 10,000 seat western stand erected for that event to take the capacity to 35,000. The stadium suffered some damage in the September 2010 Canterbury earthquake but was able to reopen, only to be damaged beyond repair in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

The park is now home to two schools: Avonside Girls' and Shirley Boys' and Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre – all newly built since the earthquakes.