"They've learned from that mistake. Now there are toilets everywhere."
The Government announced last week it was seizing control of the waterfront from Auckland Council, and last weekend was a vastly different scene.
A 24-hour convenience store manager whose store straddles the Viaduct's main bar area and party central said he was abused by customers desperate to use the bathroom on opening weekend.
Fix manager Sarath Sathyanathan said his store was overrun with people with bursting bladders.
"We sent them to the ferry building - it was the only option at the time. There were a lot of customers yelling at me after I said no."
Desperate fans even resorted to relieving themselves off the wharf's edge, he said.
He said vomit, rubbish, pie wrappers and cans were normally left on the street and steps outside the store following match nights.
Mr Sathyanathan said police and council have provided more security, bathrooms and faster clean-up efforts for the games since the first match chaos.
The council yesterday complimented bar owners on how well the Viaduct area was running and told them there were fewer problems than during a normal weekend.
The bar owner was confident the rest of the RWC would follow the last weekend's success and urged people to be patient.
"They're (organisers) all learning as they go."
