22 trans Tasman flights have been grounded after volcanic ash from Chile’s Puyehue volcano reached New Zealand. The ash falls come months before the start of the rugby world cup, which will be hosted in New Zealand this September. The Australian reported on the cancellations, saying QANTAS has cancelled 22 flights to and from New…
The Rugby World Cup is very likely to become a focus for civil disobedience among NZ protest groups who are threatening civil disobedience and the flour bombing of matches. “…Groups protesting against Government economic policies are proposing “civil disobedience” to disrupt the Rugby World Cup – possibly including flour-bombing Eden Park. The protesters, including unions…
The Mexican Wave is going to be banned at all RWC matches at Dunedin’s soon to be completed 30,000 seat stadium. Parts of the new arena are only six metres from the playing surface, making it easy to throw things onto the field, police said. “Fans often get the urge to do this during Mexican…
A New Zealand based travel industry magazine, Traveltrade has questioned New Zealand’s ability to host the Rugby World Cup and has hit out at the high prices tourists have to pay for accommodation, rental cars and flights during the event. The mag’s editor, Gordon Gillan, used an example of his brother and his friends being…
3.05pm NZ time: Murray McCully announced that all of the city’s quarter final games will be moved to Auckland’s Eden Park on the same dates and times; and that the NZ government will support efforts to re-locate the pool games to other locations in the South Island. The government will also pay $4.1 million to…
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