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12 Feature clockWise From top A giant inflatable rugby ball underwent construction in New Zealand before being shipped to Paris for the Rugby World Cup; the Westpac Stadium will host several games; North Harbour Stadium seats 25,000; the Fjordland National Park provides a spectacular backdrop for rugby at Lake Te Anau; whenever the All Blacks play, it seems the whole of New Zealand is there in support. MuhIbAh Today, rugby is embedded in the hearts and minds of Kiwis. Many New Zealanders would say it is an integral part of the country’s culture. The All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby team, are one of the most feared opponents in the rugby world. Seeing them on the field in their black jerseys emblazoned with the silver fern, performing the haka, stirs pride in the hearts of Kiwis around the world. For those who might not know how the game is played – rugby is a rough and tumble game consisting of 15 players each side, trying to get an oval shaped (rugby) ball across the try line. The Rugby World Cup tournament is the world’s third largest sporting event, held every four years. The 2011 Rugby World Cup tournament will kick off at Eden Park in Auckland on 9 September, 2011; the final match will be played in the same venue on 23 October, 2011. Altogether, 12 host towns and cities in different New Zealand regions will help make the event a success. The geographical spread – from Whangarei in the top of the North Island to Invercargill at the bottom
of the South Island – reflects the New Zealand Rugby Union’s desire to make the tournament a nationally supported event. It also promises to take the Kiwi love affair with the oval ball and the All Blacks to new heights. Running alongside the tournament will be the REAL New Zealand Festival encompassing a thousand regional events in urban and rural locations all over the country. Festival events will showcase New Zealand’s arts, food, heritage, cultures, entertainment, enterprise, experiences and lifestyle. Thousands of New Zealanders are involved in staging the varied festival programme which includes everything from the internationallyrecognised World of WearableArt in Wellington, to quirky regional food festivals like the West Coast’s Hokitika Wildfoods. For art lovers, the Waikato Museum will deliver an energetic, dynamic exhibition focusing on ‘the national religion’. Rugby. Red, Yellow, (All) Black is an interactive local take on the national game that will have wide appeal. At Te Papa in Wellington, visitors will learn how to haka as part of a new exhibition at the national museum that explores the haka’s meaning, origins and association with rugby and the All Blacks. The Oranges at Halftime is a travelling exhibition that celebrates the grassroots origins of rugby in New Zealand – white shorts, muddy paddocks, dad on the sidelines, and mum serving oranges and pies – with an engaging and humorous look at what makes Kiwis tick. And what is the World Cup without food. Visitors looking to taste New Zealand’s best will find a vast choice of regional events. During the rugby tournament, farmers markets all over New Zealand will be presenting ‘Out Standing in Their Field’ with cooking demonstrations by growers and chefs using local fresh produce. Rugby fans in Auckland will be able to experience Taste of New Zealand, a three-day celebration of top restaurants and fine produce that springs up on Victoria Park, close to Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour. The full programme details are at realnzfestival.com. The six-week Rugby World Cup Tournament 2011 will be the biggest event ever held in New Zealand. Whether you’re an All Blacks fan, a rugby fan or not even close to understanding the game, New Zealand is still the place to be in the next two months. Royal Brunei Airlines flights to Auckland operate five times weekly from Bandar Seri Begawan. SEPtEMbEr | OCtObEr 2011 13
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