21 Jun 2023

Changing room renovations at Wellington stadium

From Morning Report, 8:55 am on 21 June 2023

A revamp of Wellington's regional stadium has been completed ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup which kicks off here next month.

The 4 million dollar upgrades include a full pitch replacement, new entry turnstiles and LED lighting.

But of one of the requirements from FIFA has been to ensure the changing rooms are gender-neutral.

One of the people who worked on the changing room renovations is architect and associate at Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects, Steph Gardner.

She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.