A TVNZ report has highlighted the shocking state of Auckland’s train system, which failed on the opening night of the rugby world cup, resulting in hundreds (thousands?) of fans missing the opening ceremony and match: “Third World rail system The scenes of rail chaos in Auckland on Friday night back up the findings of the …
Colonial journalists have been labelled Whingers by a NZ Herald columnist Dylan Weaver in his World Cup Weekend Wrap Among the brickbats and bouquets was a special mention for those jumped-up journos who dared to ignore the mysterious “lecture from high on how to portray the country in a positive light” no doubt risking their…
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.…
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…
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