It’s only a year out until next years World Cup down here in Aoteroa, New Zealand. You can start booking your flights and planning for one heck of a party down in our little corner of the globe!!!
We’ve complied a bit of 
World Cup cheat sheet for you to get your research on the way. There’s information on all the stadiums, nearby pubs, holiday parks, activities and some fun rugby stats.
We hope you enjoy!
The Stadiums
Auckland
Cake Tin
Christchurch
AMI Stadium
Hamilton
Waikato Stadium
Dunedin
Carisbrook*
*A new facility is being built and may be open for the Cup, the new stadium will be called “Otago Stadium”
Invercargill
Rugby Park Stadium
Napier
McLean Parka>
Nelson
Trafalgar Park
New Plymouth
Yarrow Stadium
North Shore (Auckland)
North Harbour Stadium
Rotorua
Rotorua International Stadium
Palmerston North
Arena Manawatu
Whangarei
Northland Event Centre
Best 13 pubs by host city
Auckland
The Neighbourhood
Kingsland, Auckland
Order the Macs Beer Battered Fish and Chips
Wellington
The Thistle Inn
Thorndon, Wellington
3 Mulgrave Street Pipitea Wellington 6011
Order the Thistle Burger
Christchurch
Poplar Lane Brew Bar
Central City, Christchurch
Order the Open Steak Sandwich
Hamilton
Speights Ale House
30 Liverpool St, Hamilton 3204
Order the High Country Hog
Dunedin
The Kensington
Kensington
4 King Edward St, Dunedin South, Dunedin 9012
Order the Tui Pie
Invercargill
Waxy O’Shea’s Irish Pub
90 Dee Street Invercargill 9810
Order the Dublin T-bone
Napier
Billy Burke's Irish Bar & Restaurant (no website available)
246 Gloucester Street, Taradale, Napier 4122
Order the bangers and mash
Nelson
Smugglers Pub
8 Muritai Street, Tahunanui, Nelson 7011
Order the local scallops
New Plymouth
Crowded House
93/99 Devon St East, New Plymouth 4310
Order the Naki Burger
North Shore (Auckland)
New Brew (no website available)
49 William Pickering Drive, Albany 0632
Order from the buffet
Rotorua
The Corner Pub
Corner of Te Ngae Road & Tarawera Road, Rotorua 3010
Order one of the infamous homemade pizza’s
Palmerston North
Murphy’s Law
505 Main Street, Palmerston North 6001
Order the Irish Stew
Whangarei
McMorrisey’s Pub & Eatery
7 Vine Street, Vinetown, Whangarei 0110
Order the curry & chips
Top 13 activities by host city
Auckland
AJ Hackett Harbour Bridge Bungy
Wellington
Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
Christchurch
Christchurch Gondola
Hamilton
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Dunedin
Larnach Castle & Gardens
Invercargill
Stewart Island Ferry
Napier
Grape Escape Wine Tours
Nelson
Queen Charlotte Track
New Plymouth
New Plymouth Surf
North Shore (Auckland)
Waiwera Hot Pools
Rotorua
Tamaki Maori Village
Palmerston North
Manawatu Fly Fishing
Whangarei
Whangarei Falls
More activities and scenic highlights can be found on our
New Zealand holiday planner
Campgrounds close to the stadiums
Auckland
Avondale Motor Park
Wellington
Capital Gateway Inn
Christchurch
All Seasons Holiday Park
Hamilton
Hamilton City Holiday Park
Dunedin
Dunedin Holiday Park
Invercargill
Timber Tops Motor Park
Napier
Kennedy Park TOP10 Holiday Park
Nelson
Tahuna Beach Holiday Park
New Plymouth
Belt Road Seaside Holiday Park
North Shore (Auckland)
Avondale Motor Park
Rotorua
Rotorua Thermal Holiday Park
Palmerston North
Palmerston North Holiday Park
Whangarei
Whangarei TOP 10 Holiday Park
More campgrounds can be found on our
New Zealand holiday planner
5 Rugby Fun Facts
- Rugby came about after William Webb picked up a football in one hand and ran toward the opposing goal box
- Rugby was in the Summer Olympics once, in 1926. The Gold medal was won by USA
- South Africa did not feature in the first two World Cups due to the political situation and entered in 1995 as host which they won
- The Haka was first performed by the New Zealand “Natives” team in a tour of Britain in Surrey 3 October 1888
- The oldest international competition in rugby is the Calcutta Cup between England and Scotland in 1879.
Branch information
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New Zealand Campervan Hire branch locations.
