The Auckland Regional Transport Authority knew in July 2009 that there was going to be over demand for services during the world cup and warned against complacency. The report, released under the official information act, showed that more than four times the normal demand would be placed on public transport in the city during the…
The NZ Herald has invited its readers to have their say on the opening night of the 2011 rugby world cup in Auckland, this is a sample of the responses to “Did you celebrate the Rugby World Cup opening? Tell us your experience” Most of them were overwhelmingly negative: “disappointed” “Very disappointed at the organization.…
International media has picked up on last night’s shambles at the rugby world cup opening night in Auckland. This from Metro.co.uk Hundreds of fans travelling to the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand were left stranded by severe delays on Auckland’s train system. Frustrated passengers who had paid hundreds of…
Other bloggers also wrote about Auckland’s shambolic public transport system during yesterday’s opening day of the rugby world cup. This was published on the transport blog aktnz.co.nz, which has been warning of problems for months. 3,30am “Update Auckland Transport early this morning revealed it is seeking an urgent review of the operational performance of the…
There are reports that Auckland’s transport system has failed to get fans to the opening ceremony and first match this evening as packed trained have raced past stations without stopping and the ferries stopped running. Some have had to resort to walking up train tracks to get to Eden Park One disgruntled fan wrote The…
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