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 Cooks Gardens is one of this country’s leading outdoor sporting venues and is famous as the site of Peter Snell’s world mile record of 3min 54.4sec set on 27 January 1962.
A 400m synthetic athletics track, a 250m wooden cycling velodrome, and a grassed sports ground flanked by grandstands seating a total of 3,500 people make Cooks Gardens a premier sports and entertainment centre. The stadium is the home of Athletics Wanganui, which hosts a number of national and regional athletics events, and Rugby Wanganui, which stages its matches in the New Zealand Heartland Championship at the venue. Cooks Gardens has also been host to a diverse range of events including motorcross, rodeo, equestrian show jumping, fireworks displays, motor shows, tattoos and music concerts. It’s close proximity to the central business district, hotel and motel facilities, professional sports support services and the competition friendly environment places Cooks Gardens in the five star category of sports venues. It is recognised as a facility of truly international standard.
The venue also features the Cooks Bar & Function Centre and meeting rooms capable of hosting and catering to a wide range of occasions from wedding receptions to staff parties, and conferences to board meetings. Situated in the heart of Wanganui, the redeveloped multi-purpose venue is available to all sporting codes and event organisers.
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