Rugby World Cup Roadshow with TVNZ
Tuesday 12 July 2011, 5:07PM
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Calling all ‘Visitors from Hawke’s Bay’ and otherwise to get involved and help spread the word when the Rugby World Cup Roadshow with TVNZ’s Tamati Coffey comes to Napier on Tuesday July 19th.
When: Tuesday July 19th
Time: 0630am-0930am
Where: National Aquarium Car park, Marine Parade, Napier
The action kicks off at 0630 with the first live broadcast and will continue throughout the morning until 0935. There will be 5 live crosses in total showing different Hawke’s Bay activities and events for RWC so there will be plenty of opportunity to try and get yourself on TV.
There will be prizes for the best dressed fan so we are encouraging mums, dads, kids and fans to don some face paint and their teams colours to be in to win. There will also be Rugby World Cup ticket giveaways, photo opportunities with the Webb Ellis Cup and breakfast and coffee fare for the early risers.
Tamati and the crew are travelling with a custom designed truck that opens out to a 72 square metre events centre that houses the Webb Ellis Cup and is jam packed with interactive displays and videos on Rugby World Cup history and legends.
Outside of the truck, a marquee area will preview some of Hawke’s Bay’s Real NZ Festival events and experiences that will be held during RWC. These include a real life ‘Running of the Lambs’ and ‘Mutton dressed as Lamb’ display to celebrate Central Hawke’s Bay’s Lamb Country Festival, a live cooking demo for the Signature Dish competition and Art Deco Cars and dancing plus loads more.
An important part of the Roadshow is for each host city to ‘adopt a second team’ to show how they intend to welcome their visiting teams and fans. Hawke’s Bay will adopt France so there will also be lots of French celebrations during the morning including an Eiffel Tower shaped Profiterole stack, French singers and accordion players and face painting for the kids.
RWC NZ 2011 boss Martin Snedden will also be at the Roadshow to see how Hawke’s Bay preparations are progressing so we want as many people as possible to come down and get involved.
It’s a great opportunity to show New Zealand that Hawke’s Bay is the place to be during Rugby World Cup so please come on down and get involved.