Arena Manawatu
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Arena Manawatu is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex just west of the Palmerston North city centre in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of New Zealand.
It has three linked indoor stadiums, with movable tiered seating. Outdoor facilities include football fields and a stockcar track with grandstand.
It claims to handle around 8,000 bookings per year, regularly catering for 36 different sporting codes in addition to annual or other infrequent events such as the "A & P Show" and festivals.
Recent events gaining international coverage included the second netball test between New Zealand and Australia in the winter of 2004.
[edit] FMG Stadium
FMG Stadium is the name of the stadium which is home to Manawatu Rugby.
The stadium has a capacity of 18,000.
FMG Stadium was formerly known as Arena 1
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