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| Former names | Cameron and Soldiers' Park (1918–2008)[2] |
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| Location | Masterton,Wellington region,New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 40°57′24″S175°39′17″E / 40.9568°S 175.6548°E /-40.9568; 175.6548 |
| Owner | Wairarapa Bush[1] |
| Capacity | 10,000[3] |
| Surface | Turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1918 |
| Renovated | 2015[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Wairarapa Bush (Heartland Championship) Wairarapa United (Central Premier League) Hurricanes Development team | |
Memorial Park, also known asTrust House Memorial Park[4] for sponsorship reasons and formerly asCameron and Soldiers' Park,[2] is a sports facility which is located inMasterton,Wellington region,New Zealand. The two main sports that are played on the ground areRugby andFootball. It has a capacity for 10,000 spectators.[3]
It is the home ground ofHeartland Championship sideWairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union.[3]
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 Image of Cameron and Soldiers' Park in 1969. |
The previous Masterton showground was acquired by a local committee in 1918. Brothers Donald and Robert Cameron acquired the land for Memorial Park and the park commemorated their last name and their father and uncle Lieutenant Norman Cameron, killed atGallipoli.[2]
The grandstand was blown by a storm in 1934, and during theSecond World War the grounds were used by theNew Zealand Army.[4]
In 2008 the park was renamed Trust House Memorial Park for sponsorship reasons.[4] In 2015 at the cost of NZ $2.1 million the park was renovated to add a turf ground, stadium lighting and redesigned fence lines and footpaths.[1]
Rugby union teamWairarapa Bush uses Memorial Park for all its home games.[3] It has also been the home ground on some occasions for theHurricanes Development team.[1]
Inassociation football,Wairarapa United use the home ground for their home games. Wairarapa United won theChatham Cup, New Zealand's most coveted football trophy, in2011.
