Shepherds Park, is a reserve and sports ground in the suburb of Beach Haven in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of New Zealand National League and Northern League side Birkenhead United, Beach Haven Bowling Club, Beach Haven Tennis Club, Shepherds Park Squash Club.[1] It is also the home for Beach Haven Community House and Beach Haven Kauri Kids.
The Friends of Shepherds Park is a community group that have been coming together for over 30 years for native plant regeneration and maintenance in the park.
Shepherds Park also hosts cricket games during the summer and is used as one of Birkenhead City Cricket Club's grounds.[2]
Historyedit
Shepherd Park was named after the Shepherd family who lived and farmed there for several generations.[1]
Starting in September 2022, Birkenhead United started the upgrades of their club rooms worth around NZD$2.5 million.[3]
In September 2022, Shepherds Park were shortlisted by FIFA to be a team base camp for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4][5] On 12 December 2022, it was announced Shepherds Park would be used as the training ground by Italy during the world cup.[6][7]
shepherds, park, reserve, sports, ground, suburb, beach, haven, auckland, zealand, home, ground, zealand, national, league, northern, league, side, birkenhead, united, beach, haven, bowling, club, beach, haven, tennis, club, squash, club, also, home, beach, ha. Shepherds Park is a reserve and sports ground in the suburb of Beach Haven in Auckland New Zealand It is the home ground of New Zealand National League and Northern League side Birkenhead United Beach Haven Bowling Club Beach Haven Tennis Club Shepherds Park Squash Club 1 It is also the home for Beach Haven Community House and Beach Haven Kauri Kids Shepherds ParkShepherds Park playgroundTypeUrban parkLocation31 35 Cresta Avenue Beach Haven AucklandCoordinates36 47 16 1 S 174 41 19 3 E 36 787806 S 174 688694 E 36 787806 174 688694Created1947Operated byAuckland CouncilWebsiteAuckland CouncilThe Friends of Shepherds Park is a community group that have been coming together for over 30 years for native plant regeneration and maintenance in the park Shepherds Park also hosts cricket games during the summer and is used as one of Birkenhead City Cricket Club s grounds 2 History editShepherd Park was named after the Shepherd family who lived and farmed there for several generations 1 Starting in September 2022 Birkenhead United started the upgrades of their club rooms worth around NZD 2 5 million 3 In September 2022 Shepherds Park were shortlisted by FIFA to be a team base camp for the 2023 FIFA Women s World Cup 4 5 On 12 December 2022 it was announced Shepherds Park would be used as the training ground by Italy during the world cup 6 7 References edit a b Shepherds Park Auckland Council Retrieved 29 August 2022 Shepherds Park criq HQ com Retrieved 29 August 2022 Clubroom Upgrade Birkenhead United AFC Retrieved 29 August 2022 Team Base Camps added to list of FIFA Women s World Cup firsts FIFA Retrieved 15 December 2022 The grounds that will get upgrades as part of 19 million plan for Women s World Cup friendsoffootballnz com Retrieved 15 December 2022 Team Base Camps confirmed for FIFA Women s World Cup Australia amp New Zealand 2023 FIFA Retrieved 15 December 2022 Fifa Women s World Cup Team base camps revealed for next year s tournament in New Zealand New Zealand Herald Retrieved 15 December 2022 nbsp This Auckland Region related geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports venue in New Zealand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shepherds Park amp oldid 1177935777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,