RWC Weekend Runs Well

 

Another smooth weekend for RWC matches in Auckland and Wellington.

Stats from Sunday

  • Transport to and from the match at Eden Park ran smoothly.
  • A total of 24,190, 42% of the crowd, used public transport after the match at Eden Park.
  • Special event buses carried 11,510 and 12,680 used  trains after the match
  •  Crowds using trains from the NZ v Argentina match were cleared within 50 minutes and special event buses within 60 minutes — both earlier  than the target of 70 minutes.
  •  About 2000 used taxis and 3,195 used coaches.
  • Transport in and out of Auckland CBD ran well throughout the day
  • Roads in the area experienced moderate traffic for a major event at Eden Park and flowed well. All roads in the area were reopened within 65  minutes.
  • 7700 walked the Fan Trail
  • Fanzones 
  • Queens Wharf was moderately busy with a total crowd of 48,000 during the day. The waterfront Fanzones reported a peak crowd of around 12,000. Captain Cook Wharf opened at 3.30 pm
  •  Albany - 8450 attended the Fanzone throughout the afternoon and evening. Good family-friendly atmosphere.
  • Mangere  6,700 attended. The crowd included mainly family groups
  • Henderson - 1936 attended the Fanzone during the day. Family friendly atmosphere reported
  • Police - Ten evictions from Eden Park (3 by police and 7 by security), one arrest. Six evictions from Queens Wharf, two arrests, No evictions from the regional Fanzones.

Stats from Saturday

  • A total of 22,290, 45% of the crowd, used public transport after the match at Eden Park. Special event buses carried 9,280 and 13,010 used trains after the match.
  • All crowds using trains and special event buses were cleared within 55 minutes of the match finishing.
  • 2000 used taxis and 2,925 used coaches.
  • Transport to and from the match at Eden Park ran smoothly. Transport in and out of Auckland CBD also ran well throughout the day.
  • Roads in the area experienced moderate traffic for a major event at Eden Park and flowed well. All roads in the area were reopened within 69  minutes.
  • An estimated 7800 walked the Fan Trail 
  • At the Fanzones: Queens was “moderately busy.” (14 evictions, no arrests).  Captain Cook wharf opened at 6pm. 4600 attended Albany,  7200 Mangere (4 arrests, 10 refused entry, 3 evictions) , 1300 the Trust Stadium Henderson.
  • No arrests at Eden Park but 17 evictions - 7 by security


Wellington

Saturday- Irish and Welsh RWC fans well behaved at quarter final match in the Capital. Only one arrest and eight evictions at the game.

Sunday - 6 evictions, no arrests. Good behaviour.

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2 Comments

 
  1. San Luca says:

    For some reason tonight most of Sandringham Road was open to cars but wasn’t the night before. Very odd

  2. James B says:

    I went to the game on Saturday night and got on the train to Britomart ten minutes after leaving the game. Very impressive.

 

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