Rugby World Cup 2011

Former All Black Frank Bunce believes the All Blacks are still the favourites for the World Cup and the side just has to use the pressure it is under to its advantage.

Instead of the controversial Wellywood sign, a massive All Blacks sign will welcome visitors flying into Wellington Airport during the Rugby World Cup.

Last week, Alice Toomer was painting coffee cups. This week, it was a banner welcoming teams to Dunedin for the Rugby World Cup.

The Dunedin City Council is dipping into other budgets to cover a $250,000 shortfall to cover expenses for Rugby World Cup festivities in Dunedin.

With two World Cup games due to be played in the South on September 10 - England v Argentina in Dunedin, and Scotland v Romania in Invercargill - a group of Catlins residents have planned their own cup celebrations for the following day.

We begin a series looking at the six teams visiting Dunedin during the Rugby World Cup. Today, Steve Hepburn profiles Romania.

A requirement for police staff to specially tag and collect extra information during the Rugby World Cup will not mean a large amount of extra work for officers, says NZ Police.

More people will be brought in this Saturday for traffic management duties at the Forsyth Barr Stadium, as organisers continue to tweak systems to make the facility work smoothly.