Giant corrugated cock up for auction

A giant cock that is up for auction. Photo / supplied

A giant cock being auctioned online could be the ultimate accessory for your Rugby World Cup final celebrations this weekend.

The 3m-high corrugated iron rooster is being sold on Trade Me ahead of the All Blacks v France match on Sunday, with the proceeds going towards New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby.

Cockerels are an unofficial mascot of France, with fans often releasing roosters onto the field at rugby matches.

The rooster was built by two artists in Tapawera, about 58km southwest of Nelson, and is also a functional hen house with room for about 15 hens.

It will be on show from 9am tomorrow outside Wellington's social cooking school on the city's waterfront, with the auction winner to be announced there at midday.

Laurent Loudeac, head chef of Hippopotamus restaurant, will be cooking chicken pies ahead of the announcement.

Puns abound on the auction listing, with one bidder commenting that it was an "eggcellent trade" and the seller saying the winner would be "a very clucky individual".

The leading bid late this afternoon was $285.

The proceeds will go to Wheelchair Rugby - a charity that represents the sport throughout six regions nationally, as well as on the international stage with the Wheel Blacks.

The rooster can be transported by trailer. It weighs about 150kg and is 3.6m high, 2.8m long and 2.3m wide.