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October 8th, 2011, 10:36 PM
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Some scenes in the city centre ...
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October 10th, 2011, 02:31 PM
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Aucklander
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One of those maids is pretty fine
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October 10th, 2011, 05:57 PM
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Proud Melbournian
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Would have loved to be in Auckland to see this epic semi finals b/t All Blacks & Wallabies...pity this wasn't the finals.
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October 13th, 2011, 08:53 PM
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IRB head lavish in praise of NZ hosts
NZ HERALD 5:30 AM Friday Oct 14, 2011 This Rugby World Cup has been the best ever - "probably" - and the tournament will return to New Zealand some day, says the head of the International Rugby Board. "If you take it all together, it's certainly exceptional," IRB chief executive Mike Miller said yesterday. "Best ever? Probably. "But, you know, if you ask the people who worked on France, they would say, yes, it's very good, but ... and the people who worked on Australia as well, which was another great tournament. "It's certainly set the bar very high for England. It's going to be very difficult for England or anyone who follows to have a tournament which has been as successful as this, I think." Only two weekends remain. Two hundred tickets to Sunday's All Blacks v Australia semifinal were released at midday yesterday and sold out within hours. For Saturday's semifinal, between France and Wales, about 3500 tickets are left in most seating categories, priced from $300 to $800. Tournament organisers have also announced that a couple of hundred extra tickets to the grand final will be made available today at midday. IRB tournament director Kit McConnell encouraged visitors and locals to make the most of the few matches left. "Don't let the last two weekends pass you by," Mr McConnell said. He urged everyone to end the World Cup on a high. "If you can't manage to make it out to the stadiums, just make sure you share it with friends and family, get down to the waterfront, get down to a fan zone nearby, just make sure you make the most of the last two weekends." Mr Miller said the tournament's atmosphere, volunteers, operations and the co-operation between Rugby New Zealand 2011, the New Zealand Rugby Union, local and national governments and the IRB had been "absolutely great". But the performances on the field were also standouts. "The first World Cup I saw in the flesh was in '91 and I would say this must be the most competitive World Cup ever." The IRB had made a calculated decision to pair a return to New Zealand - a spiritual home of rugby but yielding lower revenues - with a high-grossing event in England. Deciding two World Cup hosts at a time allowed some risks to be taken, he said. "I think it's good that in this modern era, the council was prepared to take a decision that wasn't just based on, 'where can we get the most money?'," he said. "Whether we come back to New Zealand at some point? Look, I'm sure the World Cup will come back here at some point. It's just that there are so many other countries that want to host now that it will be a while." |
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October 13th, 2011, 09:56 PM
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October 16th, 2011, 01:08 AM
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"We come to it at last, the great battle of our time" Gandalf.
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October 16th, 2011, 10:08 AM
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October 16th, 2011, 11:46 AM
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October 16th, 2011, 11:47 AM
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October 16th, 2011, 12:01 PM
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October 16th, 2011, 12:28 PM
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October 16th, 2011, 10:18 PM
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LOL nice capture Mr KF!
Go the Mightly All Blacks!
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October 17th, 2011, 12:06 AM
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It was great to see all the foreign visitors (including the French) dressed in their National colours carrying NZ flags and painting All Blacks on their faces - the support we had was HUGE - a very nice gesture indeed
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October 17th, 2011, 12:27 AM
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PART 3
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October 17th, 2011, 12:54 AM
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Dear Auckland Council,
Now we know that closing Quay Street for a weekend doesn't bring the city to a grinding halt can we please do this more often. Auckland Anniversary would be a great start as would any Eden Park test match, New Years Eve etc. |
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October 17th, 2011, 03:10 AM
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stunning pics. nice to see so many happy people! all embracing the occasion in happy spirits & beautiful weather!!!! god thank you!
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October 17th, 2011, 03:40 AM
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 On the way to victory! All Blacks supporters walked the fan trail to the semi final game All Blacks (NZ) vs Wallabies (Australia)
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