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Weekend Game Transport

Weekend Game Transport

Transport to Warriors event Mt Smart Friday night Transport to and from the South Africa v Samoa match at North Harbour Stadium ran well with many fans travelling...

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Veolia Welcomes Independent RWC Report

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...

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Train Fail Report Blames Organisers

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...

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Train Fail Commuters Get Tickets

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...

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AT: Train Fail Won’t Put People Off

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...

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Cars Popular For Nth Harbour Game

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...

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The Nasty Whiff Of Socialism

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...

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RWC Works Well: The Stats

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...

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What’s In Veolia’s Plan For Tonight

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...

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Cars The Winner On Night

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...

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Govt Snaps, Wharf Control Taken, What Next

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...

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Key Says Train Fail Auckland’s Problem

Key Says Train Fail Auckland’s Problem

Prime Minister John Key says an initial report to Transport Minister Steven Joyce catalogued a number of issues that contributed to Auckland’s Friday night...

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