02/06/2026
Tonight we’re sharing part of an interview about how traffic management around events at the new One NZ Stadium is affecting nearby businesses like ours.
We’ve been part of this community for over 30 years, growing alongside the city 🌱 It’s been genuinely exciting to see the new One New Zealand Stadium bring so much life, energy and emotion into the city, Christchurch feels like it’s stepping into a really special new era!
The stadium itself is very well designed and works smoothly for large crowds, so
OUR HOPE is that the surrounding traffic management can be refined so nearby businesses like ours remain easy to reach when events are on, allowing us to continue operating and serving the community as part of these incredible nights ✨
Just to reassure our customers:
🍕 We are still OPEN every Friday evening
🚗 You can still access us via St Asaph Street
💛 We’re continuing to work constructively with council and organisers to help make access even smoother in the future
Thank you to everyone continuing to support local businesses around the stadium precinct, your support genuinely means the world to us. See you this weekend 🇮🇹✨
Christchurch's new Te Kaha Stadium has been great news for the city. But for some nearby businesses road closures during big events are causing headaches. They say the road management during the events is losing them customers and money. Andrew Brady, owner of Mediterranean Foods on Tuam Street spok...