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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 11: New Zealand Sevens player Charles Piutau hugs Cure Kids Ambassador Cherokee with the Rugby World Cup during the New Zealand Rugby Union Cure Kids announcement at the Pullman Hotel on April 11, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Therese will play a leading role across the whole tournament but pay special attention to delivery in New Zealand ... Our aim is to put on a fan-friendly event which reaches as many communities as possible across both countries. Therese brings great experience in sport and major events to the role and has invaluable insights from what has been recognised as the best Rugby World Cup ever.
National has secretly taken money out of Foreign Affairs to pay for their poor planning of opening night at the Rugby World Cup
All of us loved the Rugby World Cup, I'm certainly not going to say that we shouldn't have spent money on hospitality for that. But $10m had been budgeted and they spent $15m while they are making cuts to overseas development in the Pacific. It's hard not to find that comparison offensive.More quotes »
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