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Let's Build the future. Fundraising for our stadium is over half way!! 🏗️
Be a part of the journey 👇

02/11/2026

Welcome to the wall - up and coming sports stars Jimmy & Baxter Robb ⚽️ 🥅

Thanks boys (and your parents) for your generosity.

We’re all so excited to take to the court next season!

Now’s your chance to claim your spot on the Community Wall 🧱 see our website to donate.

31/10/2026

A big thank you to Anna, Sean and Scott Gregan! 🙌💙

We’re so grateful for your support of the Aorangi Stadium redevelopment. 🏟️✨ Every contribution brings us closer to a facility our whole community can enjoy for years to come. 🎉

Thank you! 🙏

Anna, Sean and Scott’s names are going on our Community Wall, a permanent part of the new stadium. There’s still room for yours. 🧱

30/10/2026

29/10/2026

A huge thank you to Dave and Teresa Templeton of Templeton Surgical signing on as a Business Partner! 🙌💙

Dave and Theresa give generously to our community, and we’re so grateful they’ve backed the Aorangi Stadium redevelopment. 🏟️✨

Support like this is helping build a facility South Canterbury will use for generations. 🎉

Thank you both! 🙏

29/10/2026

More than 50 years ago, a paddock off Morgans Road became the place South Canterbury would grow up in. ✨

This photo shows Aorangi Stadium’s steel frame going up in the early 70's.

Timaru District Council bought the land in the 1950s, the stadium opened in 1974 and was extended in 1996.

The original structure is still standing and is now part of what comes next. It was earthquake strengthened at the end of last year, and the eight new courts and the link building joining old and new are nearly finished.

52 years on, it’s still where South Canterbury plays, competes and comes together, and it will be for many years to come.

The community fundraised to build it (who remembers the Stadium Stakes?), fundraised again for the '96 extension, and is getting behind it again now. 🙌

Thank you to everyone who has already backed the campaign. 🩵💙🤍

📸 South Canterbury Museum

Photo Source: South Canterbury Museum 2014/004.54.
Shoutout also to Wuhootimaru who have put together a really cool article about the history!
> https://www.wuhootimaru.co.nz/blog/1353-aorangi-park-1970s-vision

28/10/2026

Thanks to a recent 'Sports Star' mufti day and sausage sizzle - Craighead Diocesan School, Timaru NZ is now sitting in top spot on our Schools Challenge Leaderboard for secondary schools! 🏆

A massive thank you to Sports Captains Ruby and Georgia and the whole Craighead team, who raised over $800!

Great to see our rangatahi and school communities getting in behind this project.

23/10/2026

A massive thank you to Elie and Briar Craig! 🙌💙

These two young athletes from Waimate have represented South Canterbury across multiple sports, and now they’re backing Aorangi Stadium too 🏟️ It’s awesome to have local athletes supporting a facility that future generations will train and play in ✨🎉

Your names are going up on the Community Wall 🧱💙

20/10/2026

A huge shout out to Jayne, Johnny, Lucy and Emily Scott! 🙌💙

Thank you for getting behind Aorangi Stadium 🏟️ Your support is helping build something special for South Canterbury, and we’re so glad to have you with us ✨🎉

Looking forward to seeing your names on the Community Wall 🧱💙

19/10/2026

Meet Cara and John Gregan, dairy farmers from Waimate and proud Bronze Partners of Aorangi Stadium! 🥉💛

Cara and John are big believers in giving back, and they back a lot of good causes around South Canterbury. When we asked why they got behind the stadium, here’s what they said:

💬 “Every business here relies on a good community. Someone picks up our milk, someone works on the dryer, someone’s on the mozzarella plant. We all play our part. But without great facilities to attract people to South Canterbury, we won’t get the good people we need to make it all happen.

Our kids, our team and our family have all benefited from the stadium. There were pioneers who fundraised to get it built, so now it’s our turn to pay it back and give the next generation the same opportunity.”

Thank you, Cara and John, for leading by example! 🙌 💙

Address

70 Morgans Road
Timaru
7910

Website

https://www.aorangistadium.co.nz/

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