No allegiance to either team, but really nervous as we enter ground for first time. Amazing location, lots of old wooden shuttered bungalows around a modern ground, street actors, bands and parties on roads and in gardens. Ground itself has little roofing & shortage of toilets, but easy enough to move around. Rain as usual before game, but kept off then so we are getting home dry. But after midnight now, streets are buzzing, party party party. Wanted France ...

It really brings home how big the RWC is as an international event for New Zealand. To see how the country has embraced the opportunity. Fan zones, free wifi zones, free trains/buses and there is a dedicated Fan Trail that leads through the city out to Eden Park. There are events on across the city, flags, friendly people - brilliant and we have not seen a match yet. The Fan Zone promises lots of things to see and so that was to be our route tonight. But then we...

Really lucky in this location, cruise ship moored in heart of City at Queens Wharf. Ferry terminal right next to us and a fans zone is on our quay - so get off ship and you walk straight into a 24 hour party. All sorts of entertainment and stuff happening. We get VIP access to fan zone which is cool. Free wifi is slow so dad walked over to MacDonalds last night to download the blogging items. We will go past tonight on way to match (France v Wales) and download ...

30 minutes on a ferry, just been on a tour of the island. The really cool thing is that they make Manuka honey from the trees growing in the crater of the volcano. Every summer they make about 1 ton. The Island is only 600 years old! We have buildings older than that. There is no soil, all volcanic rocks, no animals and very few birds. Loads of trees and plants, many of which can grow in air but embed in rocks. It is so weird to see a place just starting like t...

First full day in NZ and look at my breakfast! This was course 2, first was full English. On the up side, I finished with a bowl of fruit. AND before breakfast I did 30 minutes in gym. Now for our first tour, it starts at Fullers Ferry, famous for a nutty England player jumping off one of ferries to swim back the last few yards - was on news last week.