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Tour co offering authentic iwi cup stay
A tour company is teaming up with iwi to offer up to 10,000 beds at marae during the Rugby World Cup.
Coromandel has thrifty options for rugby fans
The Coromandel is promising cheap RWC accommodation rates that will undercut Auckland packages reaching into the thousands.
Rugby cup boss warns greedy providers
The boss of the Rugby World Cup has warned that hoteliers and renters looking to make a fast buck have the potential to harm NZ's reputation.
Rugby: NZRU keen to keep Hobbs' experience
NZRU and Rugby New Zealand 2011 Ltd Chairman Jock Hobbs has stood down from both roles effective immediately due to health issues.
RWC minister issues hotels price-gouge warning
Murray McCully has written to the Hotel Council asking it to persuade its members not to risk damaging NZ's reputation by over-charging.
Rugby fans set sights on private properties
As hotels begin cashing in on next year's Rugby World Cup by increasing prices, interest in private homes is also picking up pace.
Sky-high Cup hotel prices
Tourists are paying more than $17,000 a week to stay in hotel rooms barely bigger than a prison cell during the Rugby World Cup.
B&B 'free' to charge $1600 - and risk scaring tourists off
43,000 people may be in Auckland for the Rugby World Cup finals, but "reckless" pricing from hospitality providers could drive business out of town, says Tourism Auckland's CEO.
RWC B&B shock quote - $1600 a night
A Yorkshire woman was horrified to discover she had been quoted NZ$1600 for a one-night stay in a Mt Eden bed and breakfast during next year's Rugby World Cup.
RWC rental alert - tell your insurer first
Homeowners looking to rent their properties out for the Rugby World Cup have been warned to let their insurance company know - or risk being hit with the bill if damage is done.
Filling the Cup - cost $500m and climbing
A Herald on Sunday investigation into the economics of the Rugby World Cup suggests we shouldn't take claims about the event at face value.
RWC ticket applications reach 325,000
325,000 Rugby World Cup ticket applications have so far been lodged, enough to fill the redeveloped Eden Park stadium more than five times.
Cup tickets in hand - almost
I bought tickets to the Rugby World Cup when they went on sale this week - and despite the best efforts of the feelers, they had nothing to do with it.