TTNZ Secures Unique Venues for World
Veterans Championships
After recently announcing the playing venues for the Championships, Table Tennis New
Zealand has secured two magnificent venues to cater for the all-important welcoming and
farewell ceremonies.
The Auckland Museum Dome will be the venue for the Gala Cocktail evening
before the commencement of the tournament. It's a venue like no other in what is often
regarded as Auckland's most impressive building. Guests will be able to immerse themselves
in New Zealand's history and heritage while enjoying quality Kiwi wines and canapes. It
will be a night to remember.
Likewise the Viaduct Events Centre will be a once in a lifetime
experience that many people will be familiar with from seeing it televised world-wide
during the Rugby World Cup and the America's Cup. The Viaduct Events Centre will be the
venue for the Banquet and Ball after the week of on-the-table exertions.
WVC 17 Committee member Mike Loftus is an Aucklander who lives close to
the Museum and he reported to TTNZ
"The Museum Dome is the most unique space available in Auckland and we're only able
to get it because we're working nearly three years in advance of the booking date. As for
the Viaduct Events Centre, it's not called "Party Central" for nothing. People
will be on the waterfront of the City of Sails and there's nowhere quite like it on the
planet."
After the recent announcement of the playing venues TTNZ is pleased to be able to complete
the full picture of the WVC sites with the addition of these two magnificent social
venues.
Waitakere and North Shore Venues Announced for World Vets, 2014.
 Table Tennis New Zealand has selected the Waitakere Trusts Stadium
http://www.thetrustsstadium.co.nz
and the North Shore Events Centre http://www.nseventscentre.co.nz as the
venues for the 2014 World Veterans Championships.
After comprehensive site inspections by TTNZ the venues were endorsed as having the
necessary capacity and ultra-modern facilities required to host what will be the largest
tournament to be held on these shores.
The Waitakere Trusts Stadium is regarded as the "Jewel in the Crown" of Auckland
sporting facilities and at only seven years old will be the principal venue over the week
of competition in May 2014. The North Shore Events Centre will boost the number of tables
needed for the earlier rounds of the tournament.
The recently completed North-West Motorway will make transportation between the venues
efficient and was a major factor in favour of the North Shore Events Centre. That plus the
fact that the 2007 WJC event was successfully held in the stadium made the decision an
obvious one for TTNZ.
Henry Redmond, from the WVC Organising Committee, was part of the team
that undertook site inspections of the chosen venues after narrowing down the field of
potential stadiums. He reported to TTNZ,
"Both venues are world class. There is everything needed in terms of playing
facilities, catering, medical, massage facilities, you name it these venues have it. The
Waitakere Stadium is even on the doorstep of some of the best wineries in New Zealand, so
if the games aren't going your way you can enjoy yourself in other ways! I'm sure Hans
Westling will be impressed when he visits on November 12th and makes his report for the
Swaythling Club."
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