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A Live Site will bring the excitement of the first major event at One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha to the streets of Christchurch.

Fans can watch all five Super Round rugby matches live and for free on a big screen on The Terrace. The Live Site will also host all ten Super Round rugby teams for signing sessions over Anzac Weekend.

Live Site schedule

Thursday 23 April

Live Site open: 3pm – 6pm Crusaders and NSW Waratahs signing and fan connection: 4pm – 5pm

Friday 24 April

Live Site open: 3pm – 9.30pm Fan Trail entertainment: 5pm - 7pm Hurricanes and ACT Brumbies signing and fan connection: 3pm – 4pm Blues and Queensland Reds signing and fan connection: 4pm – 5pm Crusaders v Waratahs live on screen: 7.35pm

Saturday 25 April

Live Site open: 12pm – 9.30pm Fan Trail entertainment: 2:30pm – 4:30pm Highlanders and Moana Pasifika signing and fan connection: 1.30pm – 2.30pm Chiefs and Fijian Drua signing and fan connection: 2.30pm – 3.30pm Hurricanes v ACT Brumbies live on screen: 5.05pm Blues v Queensland Reds live on screen: 7.35pm

Sunday 26 April

Live Site open: 11.30am – 6.30pm Fan Trail entertainment: 11.30pm - 1.30pm Highlanders v Moana Pasifika live on screen: 2pm Chiefs v Fijian Drua live on screen: 4.30pm

The Live Site is being organised by ChristchurchNZ, the city’s sustainable economic development and city profile agency, in conjunction with Super Rugby Pacific.

“Super Round is more than just the five matches at One New Zealand Stadium — it is a festival of rugby and fun that will spill into the streets of the central city,” says ChristchurchNZ Head of Major Events Karena Finnie.

A Fan Trail will run from the Live Site to One NZ Stadium at Te Kaha. The eight-minute walk is designed to give locals and visitors a taste of the festival-like atmosphere of the matches at One New Zealand Stadium.

Buskers, dancers and musicians will feature along the route, which runs from the Bridge of Remembrance along City Mall and Cashel Street to the stadium.

“The Live Site and Fan Trail will help bring more people into the city and give visitors and locals alike more opportunities to experience the excitement and energy of the first major event surrounding the city’s new stadium,” says Ms Finnie.

The Fan Trail will be filled with entertainment from two-and-a-half hours before kick-off each day.

The Super Round is projected to attract approximately 13,500 visitors to Christchurch who will bring about $6 million in visitor spending to the city over the long weekend.

Organisers have asked people to plan their travel into the city ahead of time, as it’s expected to be busy. Information about travel options is available on the ChristchurchNZ website.

The big screen will be set up on the banks of the Avon/Ōtākaro just north of the Bridge of Remembrance. The Live Site will also be used to show Supercars action live on April 17-19.