Rugby World Cup 2011

As part of Queenstown's celebrations for the Rugby World Cup, 300 nights in Queenstown hotels are to be given away during September and October.

Dunedin property owners are cashing in on a Rugby World Cup accommodation shortage in the city, with homes fetching up to $600 a night.

All aboard for the Rugby World Cup. Passenger trains will roll into Dunedin and 16 streets will come to a standstill in what the Dunedin City Council describes as the most complex logistical challenge in its history.

The Dunedin City Council has ruled out using Logan Park as a giant car park for the Forsyth Barr Stadium during this year's Rugby World Cup.

A force of volunteers who will be both the face of the Dunedin and the backbone of the city's response to the Rugby World Cup received some job training yesterday.

The no-vacancy sign for the Rugby World Cup is about to be hung up by Dunedin accommodation providers.

The woman in charge of Dunedin's planning for the Rugby World Cup has resigned and will leave her role one day after the first match is played.

Over-the-limit Rugby World Cup rugby fans are a potential drink-driving hazard when they disembark from trains at Waitati, Waikouaiti Coast Community Board member Geraldine Tait says.

You would not dare wear white to a wedding but the word is England's Rugby World Cup reserve strip is black - all black.

An English fan has been inundated by offers after initially struggling to find accommodation during Rugby World Cup matches in Dunedin.

A mass of people, the size of the population of Timaru, is expected to descend on Dunedin for the Rugby World Cup, a new survey reveals.

Commercial accommodation is still available for the Rugby World Cup, Dunedin tourism officials say.

Authorities will be monitoring student hot spots to ensure they do not become unofficial party zones during the Rugby World Cup.

Arrowtown artist Thomas L. Brown brought one of his paintings along as a backdrop to the Webb Ellis Trophy in Queenstown yesterday, during the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2011 Roadshow at the Queenstown Events Centre.

Ticket revenue $220 million, 82% of Rugby World Cup New Zealand target.