The red hot Black Caps are here; so too are Scotland, and with the city's accommodation ''bulging at the seams'', and a sell out crowd, Dunedin is primed to revel in the international spotlight of the Cricket World Cup tomorrow.
Queenstown's bid to host 2015 Cricket World Cup matches will have to be debated around the council table next week before going any further.
The New Zealand team remains optimistic that key bowlers Daniel Vettori and Kyle Mills will be fit for Friday's World Cup quarterfinal against South Africa.
The cricket World Cup quarterfinal against South Africa is one of those odd occasions when New Zealand would be quite content to front with 11 Scott Styrises.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a date with destiny that could catapult him into a different stratosphere in terms of Indian sports stars.
A fortuitous 85 from Sachin Tendulkar was followed by a disciplined bowling effort as India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in a high-stakes semifinal to progress to the World Cup final against Sri Lanka.
What more can anyone ask? The New Zealand cricketers over achieved simply by making the semifinals of the World One Day cricket cup against Sri Lanka.
Once again New Zealanders celebrate a fourth placing at an international sporting event, but in all honesty could we have expected anything else? The Black Caps endured a painful losing streak and lack of form prior to the World Cup and many felt they wouldn't make it far in this tournament.
Tempers flared in the quarterfinal between New Zealand and South Africa last week and it may be a sign that this will be the World Cup where the Kiwis mean business.
Former national cricket coach Warren Lees says all the pressure will be on Sri Lanka tonight as New Zealand tries, for the sixth time, to make a World Cup final.
New Zealanders always revel in being the underdog, says big-hitting batsman Ross Taylor, and it works even better for them in big matches.
Prime Minister John Key has declined an invitation from Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse to attend the Cricket World Cup semifinal between the two countries.
South Africa's sports ministry and cricket federation will hold a review into their team's failure following another knockout stage defeat at the World Cup.
Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga plundered unbeaten centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed England by 10 wickets to complete a cricket World Cup semifinal lineup containing three Asian teams and New Zealand.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith says he's refusing to underestimate the street-wise New Zealand team in today's World Cup quarterfinal match.
Shahid Afridi's Pakistan squad has shrugged off a pre-tournament corruption crisis and transformed into a leading World Cup contender after thrashing West Indies by 10 wickets to reach the semifinals.
This is cricket, and anything can happen. Adrian Seconi reminds himself of that as he looks ahead to the World Cup quarterfinal between New Zealand and South Africa.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting plans to retire from international cricket at the end of his team's World Cup campaign, according to an English news website.
To walk or not to walk? The big question at the World Cup has been debated since the contrasting attitudes involving cricket's two most prolific batsmen emerged at the weekend.
Senior New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram is warning his teammates against complacency as they prepare for their final group A match at the cricket World Cup, against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India, on Friday.
