The building is named after Dunedin millionaire and philanthropist Eion Edgar. Originally a wool-store, it was purchased and converted by the Dunedin City Council at a cost of NZ$2.5 million, of which 20% was provided by Edgar. The building was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1995, and won the Hillary Commission's 1996 Win-Win Facility Award. Extensions were carried out during 1996, which included the addition of a seminar room, refreshment facilities, foyer, and control rooms. In 2005, extra work was carried out, extending the playing area with the addition of the Lion Foundation Arena (now renamed the MoreFM Arena), which also includes a medical centre and enlarged viewing areas. The Arena is also used for functions and events, hosting up to 1,600 dinner guests.
The centre contains five ASF Hormer PR1 Messemate timber floor courts suitable and marked for netball, basketball, and volleyball. It can be set up to provide 5 basketball courts, 21 netball courts, or 16 indoor tennis courts. Nets are also available for cricket training. In 2007 the centre hosted a Davis Cup tie with Pacific Oceania.[1] The main arena at the Edgar Centre is the More FM Arena (formerly the Lion Foundation Arena), which is the home venue of the Otago Nuggets basketball team and one of the home venues of the Southern Steel netball franchise.[2]
At 14.4 hectares, the centre is the largest single-building indoor sports arena in the Southern Hemisphere.
References
^"Asia Oceania Zone Group II 2007 1st Round". Davis Cup. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
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edgar, centre, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2020, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Edgar Centre news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Edgar Centre is a large multi purpose indoor sports venue in South Dunedin New Zealand on the shore of Otago Harbour close to Andersons Bay Inlet It is the home venue of the Otago Nuggets basketball team and an alternate venue for the Southern Steel netball team The centre also hosts a wide variety of other sports events and community events such as auctions and fairs and is owned by the Dunedin City Council Edgar CentreLocationPortsmouth Drive Dunedin New ZealandCoordinates45 53 33 S 170 30 42 E 45 892413 S 170 511696 E 45 892413 170 511696 Coordinates 45 53 33 S 170 30 42 E 45 892413 S 170 511696 E 45 892413 170 511696OwnerDunedin City CouncilOperatorEdgar Centre BoardCapacity2 880Field sizeapprox 81 x 177 mSurfaceBalsam ProBounce sand filled synthetic carpet courts 16 ASF Hormer PR1 Messemate timber floor courts 7 ScoreboardYesConstructionOpened1995Expanded2005TenantsOtago Nuggets 2010 2014 NBL Southern Steel 2008 present ANZ Championship The building is named after Dunedin millionaire and philanthropist Eion Edgar Originally a wool store it was purchased and converted by the Dunedin City Council at a cost of NZ 2 5 million of which 20 was provided by Edgar The building was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1995 and won the Hillary Commission s 1996 Win Win Facility Award Extensions were carried out during 1996 which included the addition of a seminar room refreshment facilities foyer and control rooms In 2005 extra work was carried out extending the playing area with the addition of the Lion Foundation Arena now renamed the MoreFM Arena which also includes a medical centre and enlarged viewing areas The Arena is also used for functions and events hosting up to 1 600 dinner guests The centre contains five ASF Hormer PR1 Messemate timber floor courts suitable and marked for netball basketball and volleyball It can be set up to provide 5 basketball courts 21 netball courts or 16 indoor tennis courts Nets are also available for cricket training In 2007 the centre hosted a Davis Cup tie with Pacific Oceania 1 The main arena at the Edgar Centre is the More FM Arena formerly the Lion Foundation Arena which is the home venue of the Otago Nuggets basketball team and one of the home venues of the Southern Steel netball franchise 2 At 14 4 hectares the centre is the largest single building indoor sports arena in the Southern Hemisphere References Edit Asia Oceania Zone Group II 2007 1st Round Davis Cup Retrieved 6 May 2008 Stadium review of the More FM ArenaExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edgar Centre Edgar Centre website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edgar Centre amp oldid 1004368489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
