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RWC 2011 MEOC Media End of Match Report
RWC 2011 MEOC Media End of Match
Report
8 October 2011
• Match:
• France v England
• Venue:
• Eden Park
• Transport:
• Crowds
using trains and special event buses from the England v
France match were cleared within 55 minutes, 15 minutes
earlier than the target of 70 minutes.
•
Transport to and from the match at Eden Park ran smoothly.
Transport in and out of Auckland CBD also ran well
throughout the day, as people headed to Diwali in Aotea
Square and Fanzones on the waterfront.
• Roads
in the area experienced moderate traffic for a major event
at Eden Park and flowed well. All roads in the area were
reopened within 69 minutes.
• A total of
22,290, 45% of the crowd, used public transport after the
match at Eden Park. Special event buses carried 9,280 and
13,010 used trains after the match.
•
All crowds using trains and special event buses were cleared
within 55 minutes of the match finishing.
•
About 2000 used taxis and 2,925 used coaches.
• Fanzones
1. Waterfront Fanzone
s (Queens Wharf, Captain Cook Wharf, Wynyard Quarter
Fanzone)
• Queens Wharf was moderately busy during
the evening
• A peak crowd of 12,300 came to
waterfront Faznones
• Captain Cook Wharf opened prior
to the 6pm match
2. Northern Lights :
• A
total crowd of 4600 attended the Fanzone throughout the
afternoon and evening
• The mood of the crowd was
relaxed
3 Southern Seas :
• A total
crowd of 7200 attended Fanzone throughout the afternoon and
evening
• The crowd included many family groups
4 Outrageous West :
• A total crowd of
1300 attended the Fanzone during the afternoon and
evening
• Fan Trail
report:
• An estimated 7800 people walked to
the match along the Fan Trail
• Good numbers of match
patrons used parts of the Fan Trail to leave the game
• Police report:
• 17 evictions
from Eden Park (10 by police and 7 by security), no
arrests
• 14 evictions from Queens Wharf, no
arrests
• Three evictions from the Southern Seas
Fanzone and 10 people refused entry at that venue. Four
arrests.
• Fire report:
• No RWC 2011 related incidents reported
• St John report:
• 34 people
attended to at Eden Park, two transported to
hospital
• Eight people attended to at Queens Wharf,
two transported to hospital
• 14 people treated at
regional Fanzones, three transported to hospital
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