Thirteen Rugby World Cup 2011 Venues

The 13 venues or places for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were announced on 12 March 2009.

City	Stadium	Capacity
Auckland	Eden Park	63,000*
Auckland	North Harbour Stadium	35,000*
Whangarei	Northland Events Centre	25,000
Hamilton	Waikato Stadium	40,000*
Rotorua	Rotorua International Stadium	35,000
New Plymouth	Yarrow Stadium	24,000
Napier	McLean Park	22,000
Palmerston North	Arena Manawatu	20,000*
Wellington	Westpac Stadium	40,000*
Nelson	Trafalgar Park	16,000
Christchurch	AMI Stadium	50,000*
Dunedin	Carisbrook or Forsyth Barr Stadium	30,000* or 35,000-38,000
Invercargill	Rugby Park	19,000

Auckland options

On 10 November 2006, the New Zealand Government announced plans for Stadium New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The proposal was to build the new stadium seating 70,000 on the Auckland waterfront. After much public outcry, and lack of support from the Auckland Regional Council, the proposal was dropped in favour of the redevelopment of Eden Park. The redevelopment of Eden Park's Southern and South Western stands was completed during 2010.
Some consents are still to be approved but the Government has announced it is considering passing a law bypassing the consent process to allow all the stadiums' redevelopment to be completed in time for the Rugby World Cup.