Open Country Community Stadium

📅 WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND?

We're excited to welcome Glengyle Display Day to Open Country Community Stadium this Saturday! 🎉

One of the things we love most about Te Whare Hui Ora is seeing the space come alive with a variety of activities and events.

Have an event, competition, display or activity you'd like to bring to the stadium?

We'd love to hear from you! 🙌

💡 DID YOU KNOW?

Open Country Community Stadium:

🏟️ Has a double-court gymnasium
👥 Can accommodate day-to-day use for up to 200 people
🚗 Has 94 on-site car parks plus overflow parking
♿ Has accessible parking and facilities
🕕 Is generally available from 6am–10pm

A pretty amazing community asset right here in Matamata! 🙌

WHAT CAN YOU DO AT OPEN COUNTRY COMMUNITY STADIUM?
🏀 Basketball
🏐 Volleyball
⚽ Futsal
🏸 Badminton
🥒 Pickleball
🤸 Fitness & recreation
🎉 Community events
👥 Meetings & functions
YOUR IDEA HERE — BOOK THE STADIUM

The council specifically lists indoor sports including basketball, futsal, netball, volleyball, badminton and pickleball, alongside recreation and suitable events.

🌸 HELLO SPRING! 🌸

A new season is here, and there's plenty happening at Open Country Community Stadium!

Whether you're looking for a space for sport, recreation, training, meetings or a community event, Te Whare Hui Ora is here for our community.

Spring is the perfect time to get moving, try something new or bring your group together! 🏀🏐🏸

Built through community support. ❤️

Open Country Community Stadium is a fantastic example of what can happen when a community, organisations, funders and businesses come together behind a shared vision.

We’re proud to see this space being used by our community every week.

Looking for somewhere to run your next training session, competition or event?

Open Country Community Stadium is available for community bookings, with two indoor courts and a versatile multipurpose space.

Bookings are managed through SpacetoCo — https://www.spacetoco.com/space/open-country-stadium-matamata

Happy Wednesday! 💚🤍

DID YOU KNOW? 💚
Open Country Community Stadium has two indoor courts, making it possible to accommodate multiple activities and groups at the same time.

From basketball and netball to volleyball, futsal, badminton and pickleball — there’s plenty of ways to get moving! 🏀🏐⚽️

THEN ➡️ NOW

A lot has changed...

But one thing hasn't: Matamata's love of community sport.

From the gyms that served generations of Matamata families to the new Open Country Community Stadium, this community has always understood the importance of having somewhere to come together.

Te Whare Hui Ora is the next chapter in that story. ❤️

Who remembers playing sport in the old gyms?

TE WHARE HUI ORA ❤️

You might know us as the Open Country Community Stadium.

But did you know our Stadium also has a Māori name?

Te Whare Hui Ora

Meaning “wellbeing through connection.”

The name reflects what we hope this building will be for our community — a place where people come together, get active, build relationships, support one another and create positive experiences.

Because this is about more than sport.

It's about people.

And that's what makes Te Whare Hui Ora a community facility.