TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre
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TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre is a multi-purpose event centre located in Manukau City, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, with an indoor arena, theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...

 and meeting halls hosting community
Community
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, cultural and sports events, concerts and plays
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...

, exhibits, trade shows and expos, corporate functions, meetings, weddings and other special events. The event centre has cost an estimated NZ$ 48.7 million, of which somewhat less than half came from Manukau City Council. The naming sponsor is TelstraClear
TelstraClear
TelstraClear is New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation , with around 400,000 customers....

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Facilities

Sir Woolf Fisher Arena

The Sir Woolf Fisher Arena has an end theatre stage capacity of 3,000 people utilising a combination of terraced and flat floor seating. Large scale cultural, entertainment and sport events come to life in the Sir Woolf Fisher Arena with innovative seating rising into the ceiling opening an ambient banqueting hall and exhibition space. Also included with the Arena are 4 changing rooms.
Genesis Energy Theatre

Sponsored by Genesis Power, this theatre features changeable seating with a traditional end stage format. The theatre sits a maximum of 340 people when set up for banquet or convention table evets, but can hold more for standard end stage type events. It is home to the Manukau Symphony Orchestra while hosting other concerts, plays, musicals, recitals, weddings and conferences. The theatre includes 4 dressing rooms.

2009 Highlights


Mayoress Charity Gala Ball raised $300,000 for Kidz First

NZ$ 544,000 given in direct community sponsorship

9,020 students attended our Schools Programme

Home to the Manukau Symphony Orchestra

Home to The Original Art Sale, Auckland's largest art sale event

Host to Inaugural Manukau Festival of Arts

Proud host to the NZ Prime Minister’s Job Summit 2009

Over 1.3 million visitors since opening

65% of events were community based

Design completed for Stage 2

Matariki Scholarship Award

Over 400 great indoor and outdoor events

The Trust continues to exceed financial targets


Awards

The centre has won a number of awards over the years:
  • NZIA Resene, Local Award for Architecture - Category: Community & Cultural (2005)
  • Origin Timber Design Awards - Category: Commercial or Public / Architectural Excellence (Cox Creative Spaces, Sinclair Knight Merz & Mainzeal Construction) / Supreme Award Winner (2005)
  • Property Council of New Zealand / Rider Hunt Property Awards - Category: Special Purpose Property Award of Excellence (Ignite Architects), (2006)
  • AGENZ, Silver Award of Merit - Category: In recognition of an outstanding project (2006)
  • Westpac
    Westpac
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     Manukau Business Excellence Award - Category: Excellence in Tourism - Finalist (2006)
  • Westpac
    Westpac
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    Manukau Business Excellence Award - Category: Excellence in Tourism - Winner (2006)

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