Auckland to officially welcome BLACKCAPS

Cricket fans in Auckland will get a chance to meet the BLACKCAPS this week during a public welcome event at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Fanzone in Takutai Square, Britomart.

The team will be officially welcomed to Auckland by Mayor Len Brown at 3.30 pm on Wednesday, 25 February.

The welcome will be followed by a Q&A session with the BLACKCAPS led by MC Martin Devlin, and a public autograph signing session which finishes at 4.45 pm.

“The official Auckland welcome is a great opportunity for Aucklanders and visitors to meet the BLACKCAPS and wish them well before they take on Australia at Eden Park this Saturday - one of four great tournament matches being played in Auckland,” says Mayor Brown.

“We look forward to welcoming the team at the Auckland Fanzone, which is quickly becoming a second home for cricket fans to watch matches being played across New Zealand and Australia on the big screen.”
In addition to the Fanzone, other ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 public activities taking place in Auckland during the tournament include an adopt-a-second team and street dressing programme being held in town centres throughout the region, and a weekend match day Fan Trail stretching from Queen Elizabeth Square to Eden Park.

The Fanzone and Fan Trail is being delivered by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) on behalf of Auckland Council.

The Fan Trail will be in action on each of the three weekend Auckland games on 28 February, 7 March and 14 March with themed entertainment based on the competing countries.

Fan Trail ‘dressers’ will be dressing the crowd in the participating teams’ colours for free, and encouraging walkers to join the parade of fans along the Great North Road section of the trail from 1pm, led by different musical performers on each game day.

For more information on the official Auckland welcome event, Fanzone and Fan Trail visit www.aucklandnz.com/cwc2015.

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