Council's Queens Wharf plan 'hypocritical' - ARC
An alternative plan for Queens Wharf, backed by John Banks, is "an election stunt" ahead of the super city election, says the ARC chairman.
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RWC warning issued over misleading rental claims
Homeowners exploiting others with misleading claims about their properties ahead of the World Cup are sounded a warning by industry leaders.
$40m cup ticket sales in six hours
Fans here and abroad snaffled 90,000 Rugby World Cup match tickets in the first six hours of sale yesterday.
RWC safe from liquor law changes
Closing times at 4am could put a dampener on RWC festivities but the Government says any changes would likely come in after 2011.
Fans rush to get Rugby World Cup tickets
At least 70,000 Rugby World Cup tickets have been applied for in the first two and a half hours since sales opened to the public.
All Blacks favourites for World Cup
Bookmakers have ignored the All Blacks’ poor World Cup record and their indifferent form last year to install them as favourites for the RWC.
70,000 Rugby World Cup tickets bought
Rugby World Cup organisers say more than 50,000 fans from 100 countries have pre-registered before today's opening of on-line ticket applications.
<i>David Kennedy:</i> Right up there with the best in the world
David Kennedy, chief executive of Eden Park Trust, writes about a new stadium 'experience' in store for sports fans.
Rugby World Cup tickets in high demand
More than 50,000 fans from 100 countries have pre-registered ahead of tomorrow's opening of on-line ticket applications.
Queens Wharf Red Gates swing open for visitors
Thousands of Aucklanders yesterday marched on to Queens Wharf to mark the opening of the Red Gates on Anzac Day.
RWC ticket holders will have shot at legal re-sale
A secondary market has been proposed for purchasers of rugby World Cup tickets who change their mind about attending matches.
Rugby: Fast start in tickets scramble
There are tentative smiles from NZ's RWC 2011 organisers after domestic ticket applications made an explosive start.
'Queens Wharf will become the people's wharf' - ARC
Murray McCully says a structure planned for Queens Wharf is "most assuredly not a tent."
<i>David Morris:</i> A good try, but rugby tourist numbers just don't add up
Let's cut the rubbish that's being hyped about the Rugby World Cup and its effect on tourism, writes David Morris.
<i>John Roughan:</i> Ugly wharf sheds worth a second look
John Roughan writes that we should live with the Queens Wharf sheds for a while before making decisions we may regret later.
Young fan to work as radio DJ
Thomas Mengel's dream of being able to buy a ticket to the Rugby World Cup looks set to become a reality.
Young fan seeks answers on how to cut two years off his saving plan
Thomas Mengel, 8, says it will take him until 2013 to save for tickets to the Rugby World Cup.
Now it's a tent for Queens Wharf
Planning has started for a giant tent to be erected on Queens Wharf for the Rugby World Cup on the site of one of two 98-year-old cargo sheds.
Fewer UK fans expected for RWC 2011
Estimates from the Ministry of Tourism point to lower numbers of British rugby fans traveling here for the 2011 World Cup.