What can i bring to the stadium?
- Personal effects such as a coat, small bag, as long as they can be easily stored under your seat.
- A mobile phone, personal camera or electronic device
- A disability assist dog
- An empty drinking container no larger than 1.5 litres which can be filled at one of the water taps in the venue
- Home-made food for individual personal consumption, such as sandwiches, fruit, biscuits or cake
- Umbrellas are permitted however for the comfort and safety of others they may not be raised inside the Stadium, including the seating bowl.
What can't i bring to the stadium?
- Alcohol
- Commercially produced food and drinks
- Glass containers, cans or thermos flasks
- Sound devices that are considered by venue management to be a nuisance, including air horns, drums and whistles
- Bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, skates or scooters
- Illegal substances or items
- Signage, products, clothing or equipment considered by venue management to be offensive
- Unauthorised promotional material including signage, products and clothing
- Laser lights or pointers
- Gang patches/colours
- Weapons of any kind including replicas or items that may be used as a weapon
- Items that may be thrown, e.g. bolts, marbles
- Professional camera, video or audio recording equipment
- Furniture, including but not limited to seats, sofas, sun umbrellas
- Animals, (with exception of service dogs)
- Items that may be used for defacing or damaging property, e.g. markers
- Items that could cause harm or public nuisance as determined by venue management
- For safety reasons, pushchairs and strollers are not permitted in the stadium
- Chilly bins, picnic baskets or large bags
- Remote piloted aircraft systems (e.g. drones)
- Prams and/or pushchairs
Locate your gate
There are different access gates to FMG Stadium Waikato, so make sure you check your ticket to find out which gate you need to enter through before you leave home. Arrive early to allow plenty of time to go through the bag search and have your ticket scanned.
Prepare your ticket
If you have a mobile ticket or ezy-ticket option, ensure you have your ticket(s) open on your phone or take screenshots. If you're attending with a group, forward individual tickets to your friends but they must have a smartphone to be able to have their ticket scanned.
Make sure your smartphone is fully charged before you head to the event and turn up the screen brightness before you get to your gate.
Getting here
To reduce traffic congestion and remove the need for parking, we encourage you to walk, bike or catch a free bus to the stadium. If you are driving make sure you familiarise yourself with what road closures will be happening around the stadium and allow plenty of time to find a park.
