Ice Rinks in New Zealand

Information about ice rinks in New Zealand. See also more about New Zealand Skating, more about Oceania Skating, and about Skating World Wide.

Indoor Ice Rinks in New Zealand

Outdoor Ice Rinks in New Zealand

Natural Ice for Skating in New Zealand

Frosty Spot Ice Rink
Indoor ice rink in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Home of the Wellington Seals Ice Hockey Team. Located within the Daytona Raceway Wellington at 25 Blenheim Street, Unit !3-A, in Upper Hutt, North Island, New Zealand
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- Wellington Seals Ice Hockey Team - Facebook Page
- Wellington Seals Ice Hockey Team - Facebook Event Pages

Alpine Ice Sports and Entertainment Centre
Ice skating rink in Christchurch, New Zealand that first opened in April of 1985. it replaced the former and smaller Centaurus Ice Rink that closed in 1983. In a famous incident, the roof of this ice rink collapsed during an exceedingly heavy snowfall in August of 1992 but it was repaired and re-opened after a nine month closure. Alpine Ice has figure skating, ice hockey and speedskating programs and it is the home of the Centaurus Ice Skating Club, Canterbury Master Figure Skating Club, the Alpine Ice Skating School, the Mainland Ice Racing Club, the Canterbury Alpine Ice speed Skating Club, the Kowi Flyers Club, and the Canterbury Red Devils ice hockey team. The rink is located at 495 Brougham Street in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- Canterbury Red Devils Ice Hockey Team

Dunedin Ice Stadium
St. Kilda ice skating rink that was built in 2004, two years after the smaller "Big Chill" ice rink closed. A four lane curling rink was built adjacent to the ice rink in 2006. The Dunedin Ice Stadium is the home of the Dunedin Ice Hockey Association, the Dunedin Thunder Ice Hockey Team, theDunedin Ice Skating Club, and the Dunedin Curling Club. The rink also has a broomball program. Note that the rink's former Web site at http://www.dunedinice.com is no longer online but they now have a We site at dunedinicestadium.co.nz. The Dunedin Ice Stadium is located at 101 Victoria Road in St. Kilda, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
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- Dunedin Ice Hockey Association
- Dunedin Thunder Ice Hockey Team
- Dunedin Ice Skating Club (former site:disc.org.nz (offline)
- Dunedin Curling Club (2007 Archive)

Ice Sports Southland
Member owned and operated ice skating rink in Gore, New Zealand with some of the least expensie skating sessions in New Zealand. Located within the Gore Multisports Complex at 20 Wayland Street in Gore, New Zealand.
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Paradice Avondale Ice Rink
Auckland ice skating rink in Avondale that was first opened in 1981. Home of the West Auckland Admirals amateur ice hockey team.
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Paradice Botany Downs Ice Rink
Auckland ice skating rink in Botany Downs that was built in 1999. Home of the Botany Swarm amateur ice hockey team. The Paradice Botany rink is located at 490, Ti Rakau Drive, Botany Downs, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Queenstown Ice Arena
Indoor ice skating rink built in 1996 that was purchased by the Graham family and renovated in 2010. The rink is the home of the SkyCity Stampede Ice Hockey Team, the Queenstown Ice Hockey Club, the Queenstown Figure Skating Club, and the Queenstown Speed Skating Club. The rink is located at 29 Park Street in Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand.
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- Queensland NZ "Graham Brothers" YouTube Video
- MyGuide Travel "Queenstown Arena" YouTube Video
- SkyCity Stampede Ice Hockey Team - Official Web Site
- SkyCity Stampede Ice Hockey Team - Twitter Feed

Proposed Ice Sports Venue

Auckland Ice Sports Facility: Feasibility Study (PDF)
May 2020 study prepared by accountant Geoff Balme for the New Zealand Curling Association, the Auckland Curling Club, the Ice Speed skating New Zealand Federation, the New Zealand Ice Figure Skating Association, and the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation.

Former Ice Rinks in New Zealand

The Big Chill (1984-2002)
This ice skating rink built in 1984 and closed in 2002 was the first indoor ice rink in Dunedin.

Resources

- Best Places to Ice Skate in New Zealand
Article authored by Juliette Silversen that was published by the New Zealand Herald in July of 2020.

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