Anticipation builds across the country before the clash between the All Blacks and South Africa’s Springboks
The price of tickets to France have skyrocketed. The travel group Flight Centre says there has been a 65% increase in demand for flights since the All Blacks made the final, despite astronomical last-minute costs – between NZ$3,000 and $5,000 for a one-way ticket, a big jump from the usual $1,600.
“It was a tough opener but the team have certainly set the tournament alight since then,” Hipkins says. “I know they’re fired up for Sunday morning and so are New Zealanders.” “Yes, sorry, we are fully booked,” she tells a caller before hanging up. “The phone has been ringing like this for days.” “Our performance improved dramatically since the beginning of the tournament,” Rea says, adding that thewas a snapshot of how she believes the team will perform at the final. “You could see they were putting everything into it.”
Christiansen says the winning streak has been a coup for pubs and bars. “It’s been a period of uncertainty for a lot of people, the hospitality industry has been hit really hard with Covid, and things like this make it for us,” she says.Children in room one at New Plymouth’s Central school have voiced their support for the team via a video message – replete with gameplay advice, ribbings about mullet hairstyles and enthusiastic cheers of encouragement.
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