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A cricket player swings the bat during a match.

Home crowds and seasoned opponents make for a thrilling season of cricket.

It looks like New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has slogged it for six. The 2025-26 international home season of cricket promises an exciting 46 days of action across the country. Wellington has scored six major opportunities to see the BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS in action. Four formidable opponents are travelling to New Zealand shores. Australia, England, West Indies, and South Africa will compete across multiple formats. The live T20I action at Sky Stadium and Test matches at Cello Basin Reserve will have Wellington buzzing.

The 2024-25 season saw bumper crowds, so NZC are hoping to build on this exciting momentum. As rising WHITE FERNS star Georgia Plimmer says, “The atmosphere in Wellington — sitting on the bank, having a drink and watching some great cricket — that’s what you want on a summer’s day in New Zealand.”

BLACKCAPS cricket players high-fiving on the pitch.

BLACKCAPS vs. England, 3rd T20I

1 November 2025Sky Stadium
New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Ben Duckett of England during a test match.

BLACKCAPS vs. West Indies, 2nd Test Match

10 – 14 December 2025Cello Basin Reserve
The audience in the bleachers at SKy Stadium watching a cricket match.

Doubleheader: WHITE FERNS vs. South Africa and BLACKCAPS vs. South Africa, 4th T20I

22 March 2026Sky Stadium
2 Cricket players high fiving on the field.

WHITE FERNS vs. South Africa, 2nd ODI

1 April 2026Cello Basin Reserve
Four WHITE FERNS cricket players running on the pitch.

WHITE FERNS vs. South Africa, 3rd ODI

4 April 2026Cello Basin Reserve

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New Zealand's national rugby union team the All Blacks wearing black rugby uniforms, standing in the middle of a stadium at night.

All Blacks vs South Africa

13 September 2025Sky Stadium

Large stadium packed full of people watching monster trucks do tricks.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire

27 September 2025Sky Stadium

An excited audience cheering and holding red signs with the number "180" on them at the Professional Darts Corporation ANZ Premiere League competition.

Professional Darts Corporation ANZ Premier League

8 November 2025TSB Arena

Heretaunga’s Royal Wellington Golf Club in Upper Hutt.

Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship

12 – 15 February 2026Royal Wellington Golf Club, Upper Hutt

Waiter serving smiling customers at an outside table of August Eatery, with other customers and green plants in the foreground.

Using Te Reo in Wellington

Hei whakanui i te wiki o te Reo Māori, anei ētahi kīanga paku hei āwhina i a koe ki te huri haere, kia whānui ake hoki tō mōhio mō Te Whanganui a Tara.

Three people eat crab and other seafood plates at The Crab Shack on Queens Wharf.

Where to eat near the stadium

It doesn’t matter if it’s a festival, big game, concert, or conference – everyone needs some quality kai before attending something at the stadium.

A person holds a tool applying smoke to the top of a pint of red and yellow beer at Beervana 2023, a beer and food festival in Wellington New Zealand.

Beervana

22 – 23 August 2025Sky Stadium

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21 January 2026