New Zealand softball chief scorer Sandy Wallace is one of the 200 or so New Zealanders who have made the trip to support their team, and she said the Black Sox' games were being well attended.
"Our hitting power is very evident and I think that is why everybody flocks to see the New Zealand games," the Otago softball identity said.
"Every time we play, there is always a full stand and they all want to know whether it [the haka] is a dance and what it means."
The haka has proved so popular the team has put a video of it on the internet.
Wallace said the atmosphere in the city was electric.
Banners lined the streets, and the media had got in behind the championship, with the local newspaper dedicating three or four pages to the action each day.
The Black Sox have been in dominant form and dispatched their first six opponents with brutal efficiency.
Before yesterday they had scored 76 runs while conceding just two and were at the top of pool A.
They have a deep batting line-up, with most capable of depositing the ball over the fence.
Four New Zealand batters occupied the top five batting spots, and Marty Grant and Jeremy Manley were among the best pitchers at the tournament.
That had helped contribute to a festival atmosphere for the New Zealand supporters, and the sunny weather was providing a welcome break from winter, Wallace said.
"We're all sitting out in the beer garden in our shorts and sandals. It's probably in the mid 20s and it's hot."
Before yesterday, Canada was also unbeaten and at the top of pool B.
Meanwhile, New Zealand warmed up for the business end of the championships with a 5-3 win over Japan yesterday, NZPA reported.
The win means the Black Sox qualified top of their section and will today play Australia, which finished second in its section.
Having had the mercy rule invoked as they romped through their six previous matches, the Black Sox were taken to seven innings for the first time in the tournament by Japan.
