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Obscured By Clouds
So what now for The Cloud? The word on the street is that now the Government has said it’s over to Auckland to do what it wishes, there is a strong reluctance...
Party Central Extension
Applications to the RWC 2011 Authority are being made to increase the waterfront fan zones because of anticipated extra crowds for the finals weekend. The applications...
More Fan Zones, More Cost
In order to prevent another meltdown in the last weeks of the Rugby World Cup, Auckland Council officials are suggesting another $1.5m be found towards additional...
What’s Planned For Waterfront
Now that we have had a taste of the waterfront being able to be used by people - that’s us - with Queens Wharf and Wynyard Quarter, we have a hunger...
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.
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...
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...
Welcome To Party Central
After all those months of typically old school Auckland in-fighting and temper tantrums between Government Ministers and local body politicians, like it or loathe...
The Cloud Is Well..Um..Yes..Well
It looks like some sort of giant inflatable marquee is waiting to get pumped up on Queens Wharf. Or a parachute that has landed in the harbour and been dragged on...
Queen Wharf Cloud Gets Cover
Fabric now covers part of Queens Wharf RWC2011 building officially called The Cloud structure and suppose to be Party central although that is now rather murky. It’s...
TupperWaka Draws World Attention
How many more silly little scraps will we have before the RWC 2011 in front of an international audience? After the long Queens Wharf debate finally leading to...
Queens Party Central Cloud Emerges
RWC 2011′s Queens Wharf multi-purpose temporary facility officially named The Cloud - aka Party Central - has started to emerge. There is no going...
4 Auckland RWC2011 Party Centrals
RWC organisers confirm there will be party centrals at Albany, Henderson and Manukau in addition to the controversial CBD site at Queens Wharf. The Party Centrals,...
Seats For A Queen
It’s only a year ’til Party central happens at Queens Wharf - and while the red gates are open and the wharf declared the People’s Wharf,...
Bits & Pieces
Wellington view: Mike Lee’s legacy to the RWC will be a tin-pot railway station at Kingsland across the road from cup headquarters at Eden Park… He...
Queens Wharf Left vs Right
Look Mum, there's the Party Central tent! The Queens Wharf saga is now becoming a battle between Auckland politicians a few months out from the Auckland supercouncil...
Queens Sheds Staying Now?
The ARC and New Zealand Historic Places Trust now say they’re are working together to “ensure Queens Wharf’s historical significance is protected and...
Your View: $9m Party Central
At last, RWC 2011″s Queens Wharf Party central - and word on the old sheds. RWC Minister Murray McCully calls what had earlier been dubbed a tent…...
Queens Wharf Tent “Half Baked Scheme”
Labour says the idea to “pitch a tent” on Queens Wharf shows the government is “all over the place” on the plans for RWC 2011 Party central on the wharf. The...
