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Oz Gets Eden Park Goalposts?
They’ve stood at Eden Park since 1960. They’ve seen off the Lions, the Springboks and the Welsh, but this time they may have succumbed to the Aussies. The...
15,000 To Bus To RWC North Harbour
With no North Shore trains, how will rugby fans attending North Harbour RWC 2011 games get there easily? The North Harbour Stadium Transport Plan was released today...
Want Queens Wharf Shed 11?
The ARC has begun the tender process for the dismantling of Queens Wharf’s Shed 11, which is to be removed and stored for up to two years, on a site at the...
Eden Park Opening Oct 10
The new look Eden Park will be officially opened on Sunday October 10 with a charity public open day but who will be Mayor? The prime minister John Key will officially...
Clock Ticking For RWC2011
As you come out of Britomart from just after 7pm tonight, you’ll see an expensive new clock. Auckland City tonight unveils its $120,000 RWC 2011 countdown...
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...
Police: Rugby Trains Made Difference
12 vehicles were impounded and 20 people had their license suspended after returning a reading of more than 650 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath in a post-...
Video: Kingsland Underpass Opens
Kingsland train station’s new underpass was used for the very first time tonight. It is suppose to cater for any overload of rail passengers arriving for...
$3m Eden Park Walkway Opens
It cost $3m and it was open for business today. It’s called the Wairepo Swamp Road but it’s not a road when matches like tonight are on at Eden Park. The...
Eden Park Car Ban Works Well
During tonight’s Eden Park RWC dry run, parts of Sandringham Road were closed from 4pm and adjourning streets also closed to traffic and parking. It was the...
The Real Test
Fingers crossed for the dress rehearsal for the RWC matches at Eden Park. Rugby fans heading for the Springboks-All Blacks match are being urged to go by train,...
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...
Tears Shed Over Queens Wharf
The big shed on Queens Wharf is going to be saved - but who is going to pay the millions needed to save it? In typical Auckland political fashion, the answer...
Kingsland Today
Here’s photos and video of how Kingsland train station looks today. The countdown is on for it to be finished by the Tri-Nations game at Eden Park in a few...
Kingsland Makes Sense: Photos
Finally we are getting to see what the extended platforms at the Kingsland train station are about. The platforms will be completed by July 10. Here’s how...
Eden Park Goes Green
Welsh rugby team training in Auckland this afternoon As the Welsh trained in Auckland this afternoon, work continues at Eden Park in preparation for the RWC2011. Those...
Videos: Kingsland RWC Upgrade
Eden Park is also getting ready Kingsland train station’s platform extension work is becoming more obvious now and so it should. There are now two months before...
Banks: RWC Will Be Liquor Test
Auckland Mayor John Banks has welcomed the Law Commission recommending local communities have a say on where and when alcohol can be sold. And he also hopes changes...
(Photos) Queens Wharf Open Day
Here are some more photos from the Queens Wharf open day. The festive occasion attracted many Aucklanders curious about the wharf - and passionate about what...
(Video) Public Flock To Queens
A steady stream of people arrived at Queens Wharf this afternoon and for once, were able to march right in through the red gates. With ARC Chair Mike Lee declaring...
(Videos) Ugly Old Sheds?
Those sheds. During this afternoon’s open day at Auckland’s Queens Wharf, it was the main talking point. Overheard views were mixed, but those campaigning...
Cruise Ships Coming For RWC
On a day when Queens Wharf is finally open to the public comes news that the cruise ship, Pacific Dawn, with an expected 1590 passengers on board, will be at Queens...
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…...
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