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KiwiRob · April 30th, 2010, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoluBoy

Priority One:

100+ dedicated aisles providing food and beverages staffed by 100+ 'well presented' polite Kiwi's.

Fast turnaround with courteous service.

Jesus where are they going to find 100 well presented kiwi's?

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoluBoy

How difficult can it really be?.

where are they going to find 100 well presents and courteous kiwi's

darkhorse09 · May 12th, 2010, 01:52 AM

Progessing nicely.

KLK · May 12th, 2010, 03:13 AM

Yes, this should be a good RWC-legacy for the Northland region.

However, I am still very disappointed that the original design didnt go ahead because of - you guessed it - money.

It was an excellent layout for a regional stadium - really something different.

Richard7666 · May 12th, 2010, 02:12 PM

Taranaki still has to take the cake though. Rugby Park in Invercargill has to be the worst, and for a place that's very successful with performance and has bigger attendances than anywhere outside the 3 main centres it's a half-arsed looking bloody joke.

KiwiGuy · May 14th, 2010, 06:50 AM

Trafalgar Park has had a spruce up over the past year and a half. Still looks shit, but at least it can seat more people in relative comfort now.

IHaveNoLegs · May 15th, 2010, 01:36 AM

do you have any pictures of it?

***Mr_kiwi_fruit*** · May 19th, 2010, 09:32 AM

FREE bus & train rides for RWC ticketholders

NZ HERALD
12:15 PM Wednesday May 19, 2010

Rugby World Cup 2011 ticketholders in Auckland will get free rides on public transport to and from matches. Auckland RWC 2011 transport director Bruce Barnard said the move was to save ticketholders the time it would take to buy bus and train tickets. "This in turn means faster movement to and from matches which is the name of our game," Mr Barnard said. The free rides will be available in Auckland three hours before and after matches.

Auckland Regional Transport Authority chairman Rabin Rabindran said getting people out of their cars and on to public transport was the best way to move large crowds and keep traffic flowing smoothly. Tournament services general manager Nigel Cass said the offer of free public transport would "really impress our overseas visitors". Organisers said free public transport had played a critical part in the success of other major events worldwide.

Snorky33 · May 22nd, 2010, 06:28 AM

Just thinking...is there going to be a RWC 2011 mascot? like a kiwi, see for the SWC in SA it's a Lion.

image hosted on flickr

***Mr_kiwi_fruit*** · May 22nd, 2010, 07:25 AM

This guy was at the RWC2011 stand at the opening of the Queens Wharf??

image hosted on flickr

spotila · May 23rd, 2010, 12:54 AM

I think Jeremy Wells should be our mascot for everything ^_^

KiwiBrit · May 23rd, 2010, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_kiwi_fruit

This guy was at the RWC2011 stand at the opening of the Queens Wharf??

image hosted on flickr

Thats not the mascot... it's Rodney!

image hosted on flickr

Snorky33 · May 23rd, 2010, 04:50 AM

Hey guys! what about this for the RWC masgot?

Indictable · May 24th, 2010, 11:39 AM

No, we want people to come here!

KLK · May 25th, 2010, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard7666

Invercargill has to be the worst, and for a place that's very successful with performance and has bigger attendances than anywhere outside the 3 main centres it's a half-arsed looking bloody joke.

I will make a prediction that the most embaressing venue (from a TV viewing perspective) won't be Invercargill, but Rugby Park Hamilton. Why? Check out what the additional seating to the right will look like:

This arrangement looked utterly ridiculous for the 'Bok test held there last year and when I saw it, and all I thought was "surely they won't do that for RWC2011". sadly, I was wrong.

I propose it be called the Tetris Stand. And it should never have been allowed.

And note the "GA" (General Admission) section for the opposite stand - thats standing (no seats). Same to apply at half the other grounds......

UglyBob · May 25th, 2010, 09:01 AM

Yes it's quite a bizarre layout.

On a related theme, punters buying B category tickets in Dunedin based on Carisbrook stand to do quite well if Forsyth Barr Stadium is completed on time:

It's also an interesting precursor about future ticket prices for test matches down South ...

Richard7666 · May 25th, 2010, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KLK

I will make a prediction that the most embaressing venue (from a TV viewing perspective) won't be Invercargill, but Rugby Park Hamilton. Why? Check out what the additional seating to the right will look like:

I dunno, reckon Rugby Park will take some beating tbh, what with pinky the coloured weatherboard wall of Girls High at one end, and the 1980s scoreboard at the other.

spotila · May 26th, 2010, 11:55 PM

where are you guys getting these stadium diagrams?

KLK · May 27th, 2010, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spotila

where are you guys getting these stadium diagrams?

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destina...tml#venue+maps

Click on the particular venue, then "venue map"

Richard7666 · May 27th, 2010, 11:14 AM

Dear god. That is going to look unprofessional. Did Rotorua get any upgrades for the RWC? Otherwise these two must be about the only ones that didn't, and it's gonna show.

KLK · May 27th, 2010, 01:40 PM

Don't think Palmy did but then thats probably because they have been gradually upgrading over the last few years anway.

Upgraded the grandstand (outside and in), new seats on the terraces so its an all-seater, got a new big screen, they relaid the turf a while back and I think I read somewhere that they are getting flash electronic ticket readers for the main gates.

That last one might be for RWC2011, but that would be it I think.

May 12th, 2010, 01:52 AM	#22
darkhorse09 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 464 Likes (Received): 0	Northland Events Centre - Update - 11 May 2010 Progessing nicely.

May 14th, 2010, 06:50 AM	#25
KiwiGuy You sell assault rifles? Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nelson, New Zealand Posts: 663 Likes (Received): 129	Trafalgar Park has had a spruce up over the past year and a half. Still looks shit, but at least it can seat more people in relative comfort now. __________________ "You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place." -Vladimir Putin

May 15th, 2010, 01:36 AM	#26
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May 19th, 2010, 09:32 AM	#27
*Mr_kiwi_fruit* Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Auckland Posts: 7,753 Likes (Received): 136	FREE bus & train rides for RWC ticketholders NZ HERALD 12:15 PM Wednesday May 19, 2010 Rugby World Cup 2011 ticketholders in Auckland will get free rides on public transport to and from matches. Auckland RWC 2011 transport director Bruce Barnard said the move was to save ticketholders the time it would take to buy bus and train tickets. "This in turn means faster movement to and from matches which is the name of our game," Mr Barnard said. The free rides will be available in Auckland three hours before and after matches. Auckland Regional Transport Authority chairman Rabin Rabindran said getting people out of their cars and on to public transport was the best way to move large crowds and keep traffic flowing smoothly. Tournament services general manager Nigel Cass said the offer of free public transport would "really impress our overseas visitors". Organisers said free public transport had played a critical part in the success of other major events worldwide. __________________ Auckland Google map of Auckland Projects Auckland Junction

May 22nd, 2010, 07:25 AM	#29
*Mr_kiwi_fruit* Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Auckland Posts: 7,753 Likes (Received): 136	This guy was at the RWC2011 stand at the opening of the Queens Wharf?? image hosted on flickr __________________ Auckland Google map of Auckland Projects Auckland Junction

May 12th, 2010, 03:13 AM	#23
KLK Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,091 Likes (Received): 2	Yes, this should be a good RWC-legacy for the Northland region. However, I am still very disappointed that the original design didnt go ahead because of - you guessed it - money. It was an excellent layout for a regional stadium - really something different.

May 12th, 2010, 02:12 PM	#24
Richard7666 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Invercargill Posts: 875 Likes (Received): 3	Taranaki still has to take the cake though. Rugby Park in Invercargill has to be the worst, and for a place that's very successful with performance and has bigger attendances than anywhere outside the 3 main centres it's a half-arsed looking bloody joke.

May 22nd, 2010, 06:28 AM	#28
Snorky33 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 622 Likes (Received): 1	Just thinking...is there going to be a RWC 2011 mascot? like a kiwi, see for the SWC in SA it's a Lion. image hosted on flickr

May 23rd, 2010, 12:54 AM	#30
spotila SSC Mapper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,553 Likes (Received): 13	I think Jeremy Wells should be our mascot for everything ^_^

May 23rd, 2010, 04:50 AM	#32
Snorky33 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 622 Likes (Received): 1	Hey guys! what about this for the RWC masgot?

May 24th, 2010, 11:39 AM	#33
Indictable ﺕ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Waaaaaay south of the Bombay's! Posts: 2,002 Likes (Received): 4	No, we want people to come here! __________________ True friends stab you in the front

May 25th, 2010, 09:01 AM	#35
UglyBob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wellington Posts: 2,436 Likes (Received): 1	Yes it's quite a bizarre layout. On a related theme, punters buying B category tickets in Dunedin based on Carisbrook stand to do quite well if Forsyth Barr Stadium is completed on time: It's also an interesting precursor about future ticket prices for test matches down South ...

May 26th, 2010, 11:55 PM	#37
spotila SSC Mapper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,553 Likes (Received): 13	where are you guys getting these stadium diagrams?

May 27th, 2010, 11:14 AM	#39
Richard7666 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Invercargill Posts: 875 Likes (Received): 3	Dear god. That is going to look unprofessional. Did Rotorua get any upgrades for the RWC? Otherwise these two must be about the only ones that didn't, and it's gonna show. Last edited by Richard7666; May 27th, 2010 at 11:23 AM.

May 27th, 2010, 01:40 PM	#40
KLK Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,091 Likes (Received): 2	Don't think Palmy did but then thats probably because they have been gradually upgrading over the last few years anway. Upgraded the grandstand (outside and in), new seats on the terraces so its an all-seater, got a new big screen, they relaid the turf a while back and I think I read somewhere that they are getting flash electronic ticket readers for the main gates. That last one might be for RWC2011, but that would be it I think.

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