Queen Elizabeth II Park was a multi-use stadium in Christchurch , New Zealand , located in a large park of the same name . The stadium had a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1973 to host the 1974 British Commonwealth Games , with a temporary 10,000 seat western stand erected for that event to take the capacity to 35,000 . The stadium suffered some damage in the September 2010 Canterbury earthquake but was able to reopen , only to be damaged beyond repair in February 2011 Christchurch earthquake . An adjacent swimming complex has also been demolished . Two high schools from the eastern suburbs will be rebuilt in Queen Elizabeth II Park adjacent to a new swimming complex
2010 Canterbury earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
Queen Elizabeth II Park