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Veolia Welcomes Independent RWC Report
Veoila head Graham Sibery has commented on the independent report into the Rugby World Cup opening night situation. Veolia Transport Auckland welcomes the report...
Train Fail Report Blames Organisers
Not estimating the number of people likely to attend the Opening Night waterfront celebrations is the biggest factor in the night’s transport and Quay St fail. That’s...
Train Fail Commuters Get Tickets
Compensation of RWC Eden Park tickets has been announced for those 922 Eden Park ticket holders who said they missed out because of the Friday Opening Ceremony transport...
AT: Train Fail Won’t Put People Off
Auckland Transport CEO David Warburton doesn’t believe the Rugby World Cup 2011 Opening Night transport fail will put Aucklanders off using trains. In a report...
492 A- Passes
Sales of the Auckland Transport “A-Pass” – the public transport pass for RWC visitors – have, to date, totalled 492. AT says that was an expected level. The...
RWC2011: Smooth Operation
Auckland Transport has certainly got the homeward bound Eden Park operation sorted. Commuters were quickly cleared at both Kingsland and Morningside after tonight’s...
RWC2011: Walking Popular As Trains
Walking and buses over trains proved the popular ways to get to the All Blacks France Rugby World Cup 2011 Eden Park match tonight - as people took no chances...
Eden Park Transport Tonight
Last Saturday there were reports of police concern about rugby fans spilling from Kingsland bars onto the street . No chance this weekend as the relevant New North...
Cars Popular For Nth Harbour Game
Almost 20,000 of the 27,000 who attended last night’s South Africa Namibia RWC game drove to the North Harbour Stadium. 7,460 used the special event buses...
Riot Squad
Here’s the Rugby World Cup story you won’t read in the MSM. Mix the cocktail of Kiwi booze culture and the UK-type football behaviour that happens when...
Traffic Warnings RWC North Harbour Game
NZTA anticipates traffic will be heavy on the Northern Motorway and on streets surrounding North Harbour Stadium for tomorrow night’s RWC 2011 game between...
The Nasty Whiff Of Socialism
There’s a great column by leftie political commentator Chris Trotter in the Dominion this morning on how successive governments have screwed over Auckland...
RWC Works Well: The Stats
Authorities estimate that 41% of the Eden Park crowd used public transport to get there - and around half or just over drove or took cabs. More people took...
It’s Irish Mad Out There
Here is the party atmosphere around Auckland CBD and Party Central tonight as people marked the RWC clash which saw Ireland have an upset win over Australia.
What’s In Veolia’s Plan For Tonight
Veolia are taking no chances with their bid to put things right for tonight’s Eden Park RWC match and future matches there - after the official and public...
Party Central Extension Granted
UPDATE Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully has granted urgent approval under the RWC Empowering Act 2010 to the extension of the Queens Wharf fanzone, festival...
Cars The Winner On Night
The Veolia head emerged today to tell Aucklanders to virtually consider taking their car to this weekend’s Eden Park RWC match. And neighbouring Westfield...
Sick Of The Friday Inquest?
If you are tiring of the endless inquest into Friday night.. here is the final word
McMadness Continues
The madness over Party central tonight continues with the Government moving fast to seize control of Auckland’s waterfront before this coming weekend’s...
RWC Fail Reports: Full Details
Compensation of a RWC match ticket is to be offered to those who did not get by train to Eden Park for part of or the full Friday opening RWC game. An Auckland...
Dunedin RWC Trains Unpopular
Good on Dunedin City Council for underwriting a train service for Rugby World Cup games. A pity the public did not respond. So they have pulled the plug on some...
Govt Snaps, Wharf Control Taken, What Next
It’s hard to imagine how things could get any worse for Council and RWC organisers charged with making the RWC a success. RWC Minister Murray McCully’s...
Govt Blames Labour Over RWC Electrics
Transport Minister Steven Joyce today distanced himself from the suggestion Auckland’s new electric trains could have been in place for the Rugby World Cup, helping...
Train Fail Report A Fail?
Why isn’t an independent expert running the inquiry into what went so wrong inn Auckland on Friday with transport and the Quay St crush? The very people who...
Train FAIL Updates - Latest
Latest Minister McCully announces use of special powers for the government to take over control of the waterfront and provide more space Steven Joyce blames Labour...
