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( www.edenpark.co.nz ; Reimers Ave, Kingsland) This stadium for top rugby (winter) and cricket (sum-
mer) tests by the All Blacks ( www.allblacks.com ) and the Black Caps ( www.blackcaps.co.nz ) , respect-
ively. Also home ground for Auckland Rugby ( www.aucklandrugby.co.nz ) , the Blues ( www.theblues.co.nz )
Super Rugby team, and Auckland Cricket ( www.aucklandcricket.co.nz ) . Catch the train from Brito-
mart to Kingsland and follow the crowds.

Mt Smart Stadium
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( www.mtsmartstadium.co.nz ; Maurice Rd, Penrose) Home ground for the Warriors ( www.warriors.co.nz )
rugby league team, Auckland Football Federation ( www.aucklandfootball.org.nz ) and Athletics Auckland
( www.athleticsauckland.co.nz ) . Also really big concerts.

RUGBY, FOOTBALL

North Shore Events Centre
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( 09-443 8199; www.nseventscentre.co.nz ; Argus Pl, Wairau Valley) Along with Vector Arena, this is
one of the two home courts of the NZ Breakers ( www.nzbreakers.co.nz ) basketball team and an
occasional concert venue.

BASKETBALL

ASB Tennis Centre
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( www.aucklandtennis.co.nz ; 1 Tennis Lane, Parnell) In January the women's ASB Classic
( www.asbclassic.co.nz ) is held here, followed by the men's Heineken Open ( www.heinekenopen.co.nz ) .

TENNIS

AUCKLAND, THE BIG TARO

There are nearly 180,000 Pacific Islanders (PI) living in Auckland, making it the world's principal Polynesian
city. Samoans are by far the largest group, followed by Cook Islanders, Tongans, Niueans, Fijians, Tokelauans
and Tuvaluans. The biggest PI communities can be found in South Auckland and pockets of West and Central
Auckland.
Like the Maori renaissance of recent decades, Pasifika has become a hot commodity for Auckland hipsters.
You'll find PI motifs everywhere: in art, architecture, fashion, homewares, movies and especially in music.

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