Auckland Council's part in the hosting of the Rugby World Cup has come under the spotlight today with the release of a report into what people thought of the country's handling of the tournament.
Auckland Council Chief Executive Officer Doug McKay said the report highlighted the successes of the tournament, largely measured by the engagement across Auckland city and the ability to put on the third largest sporting event in the world.
"We have had a lot of good research now where people are complimentary about how the Rugby World Cup has occurred in Auckland," he said.
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However, McKay also admitted there were also some leared lessons about what could have been done differently.
"There were some lessons learned, they were mainly around opening night. They were also around the economic benefits and how they flowed through to the community."
The council released the 250 page report at 11am today.
McKay said there will be a full report released in April about the economic benefits of the tournament, where they benefits were and to whom.
ONE News reporter Kate Lynch, who has the report, said 90% of those suryed thought the RWC was a success.
Eighty-seven percent of tourists would recommend visiting New Zealand.
But, only 9% of business in New Zealand said they benefited from the event.
And 59% thought traffic was handled poorly on opening night.
*More in depth analysis into the report will be on TV ONE at 6pm tonight.
Rugby World Cup fans who were caught up in Auckland's opening night transport debacle were offered tickets to the final stages of the tournament as compensation.
Auckland Council received 462 applications for 922 tickets belonging to fans who could not get to Eden Park on time as the city's public transport system struggled with the number of people.
Those who suffered the greatest delay and missed out on the opening ceremony and part or all of the All Blacks versus Tonga match were offered tickets to the first semi-final match at Eden Park on October 15.
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