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Thread ID: 120451	2011-09-09 08:47:00	rugby opening	wotz (335)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1229965	2011-09-09 23:32:00	Have they started the whatever cup thing without me? At least the trains did as tradition demands. ;)	R2x1 (4628)
1229966	2011-09-09 23:37:00	At least the trains did as tradition demands. ;) Not the first time morons have pushed the emergency buttons... we have one week to get this right for next time.	pcuser42 (130)
1229967	2011-09-09 23:40:00	Surely "they" were aware that trains are moron magnets? ;)	R2x1 (4628)
1229968	2011-09-09 23:46:00	So was the game and opening last night the only game to be broadcast on normal tv? (i only get 1, 2 and 3) lol :D beetle	beetle (243)
1229969	2011-09-09 23:49:00	AFAIK all the Allblacks games will be broadcast on free to air tv, the rest are on Sky. :)	Trev (427)
1229970	2011-09-09 23:56:00	You can't idiot proof events, or forums for that matter. Never underestimate the depths of idiocy especially in crowds and anonymous forums. You are annoyed at what you perceive as racial favouritism so you make racist comments yourselves? ironic. Grow up, if you are guilty of it yourself then you have no right to point at others. I'm 100% of european descent, a 5th generation kiwi, and I have not the slightest problem with the content of the opening ceremony. You could have expressed your opinions without resorting to this rubbish.	dugimodo (138)
1229971	2011-09-10 00:01:00	AFAIK all the Allblacks games will be broadcast on free to air tv, the rest are on Sky. :) thanks for that.	beetle (243)
1229972	2011-09-10 00:18:00	Len Brown just said they estimated 200,000 people were down at the waterfront. I think everyone's being very negative about this - whenever there is a gathering of people like this you are always going to get a few muppets. There were 64 arrests last night I believe - 64! Out of 200,000? Well done, I say. It's absolutely fantastic to see that many people get behind the world cup. Obviously the main issue that needs to be addressed is the public transport. No transport system in a city of 1.5 million or so is going to be able to cope with that kind of influx without some issues. There was probably four times as many people as what the organizers were expecting at the waterfront, according to various news reports. The trains do need to be sorted, and some adjustment made in regards to organizing the ferry terminal, but everything else, at least from here, seemed to go very well. We kiwis are far too negative. :2cents:	wratterus (105)
1229973	2011-09-10 00:42:00	90% of the so called spectacle was Maori/Islander based. I guess the 90% of the white population that I am part of can go to hell. I embarrassed to be a Kiwi :( I would love to see some exciting creative thinking in an opening performance. Wherever they occur, they always seem to re-hash old legends and "tell a story" with dancers, people on wires, stilts etc. Within this de-facto standard format, they are all boring now, no matter where they are what "story" they are representing. I agree NZs reliance on Maori legend and performance to show a distinct face to the world is wearing thin. But also, considering that approx 24% of Aucklanders are Asian, 15% Polynesion and 5-10% Maori, the myth behind "we, the great white silent majority" is just that - a myth.	Jerry Evans (11138)
1229974	2011-09-10 00:52:00	Just a thought here - if the NZRU was to make a 'Kiwi' opening ceremony, what kind of things would they put in it? I'm as guilty as anyone of whinging about the Maori having such a big involvement in events like this, but when we actually sit down and think up ideas for a properly 'kiwi' opening ceremony, they are rather thin on the ground. Would be interested to see what other people think, it's all well and good saying you're sick of everything being focused on Maori, but what would you do?	wratterus (105)
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