Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand

Plan your 2011 Rugby World Cup Holiday of a lifetime! The tournament presents a great opportunity both of seeing international rugby at the highest level and experiencing the beauty of New Zealand between matches.

Two of the group stage games will be played here in Whangarei, on Wednesday September 14th and Wednesday September 21st The details are now confirmed as follows:

On Wednesday 14 September :   Tonga v Canada

On Wednesday 21 September:     Japan v  Tonga

Whangarei Heads Tourism Group looks forward to welcoming visitors from Tonga,

Japan and Canada, as well as supporters of the other participating countries who will be visiting New Zealand in September-October 2011


During the tournament you can stay on Whangarei Heads and have easy access to matches in :

  • Whangarei
  • Either of two venues in Auckland :
    • North Harbour Stadium, Albany which will feature two games for South Africa
    • or of course Eden Park which will host both the semi-finals and the final
  • Hamilton is also within driving distance


Do contact us for help with organising your stay, and tour.