Grounds set aside as cup looms

Field 6 at Logan Park in Dunedin is fenced off as a training ground ahead of the Fifa Women’s...
Field 6 at Logan Park in Dunedin is fenced off as a training ground ahead of the Fifa Women’s World Cup. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN
Three Dunedin sports grounds have been closed to the public as the city prepares to help host the Fifa Women’s World Cup.

The Caledonian Ground, Logan Park’s field 6 and Tahuna Park are under exclusive use for the World Cup as training sites for visiting football teams.

Tahuna Park is set aside for the Swiss team, which will be based in Dunedin.

It will be closed until August 4.

Logan 6 and the Caledonian would be closed until August 2, the Dunedin City Council said.

"All facilities have been upgraded with lighting, venue upgrades and pitch development, leaving a future legacy for our sporting community," it said.

Dunedin is staging six matches. The cup is being hosted by New Zealand and Australia from July 20.