If successful, the recognition will provide the island's tourism industry with a welcome winter boost.
Those on the frontline say staying safe can be simple.
Mate Ma'a Tonga lost to the Kangaroos, but that didn’t stop fans from celebrating.
It replaces the quake-damaged QEII track, used in the 1974 Commonwealth Games.
Fans can attend next week's final at Eden Park free of charge.
Police have launched a homicide investigation.
Having switched allegiances back in 2014, Anscombe has not been accepted by Welsh fans, he told the Daily Mail.
Police searching for Alan Wilson, 63, last night located what is believed to be a body at Frankton Marina.
Coles is preparing to return to the All Blacks after another spell on the sidelines.
The Mate Ma'a Tonga and former Warriors five-eighth will join Leeds Rhinos next year.
The Mate Ma'a Tonga winger spoke after his side's 34-16 loss.
The Kiwi returns to the ring against Alexander Flores on December 15 in Christchurch.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says those responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's death must be held accountable.
He died in Auckland Hospital last night after attending a youth camp on Motutapu Island.
After missing out on the All Blacks' end of year tour squad, Ioane has been key in Auckland's Mitre 10 Cup success.
The public are be advised not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the Kawakawa River/lower Waikare area.
The crash happened on Great South Road, Wiri, at around 4.10pm.
Police were called to the incident in Waipukurau just before 3pm today.
The news comes after a tumultuous week in New Zealand Politics.
Tenant Dorothy Rollo is currently living at a property land banked for future treaty settlements.
Andrew Brough was bitten by a shark while surfing at Baylys Beach in Northland on Friday evening.
Tenant Dorothy Rollo's five children are all asthmatic and she suffers from respiratory disease.
SH1 was blocked at Morewa by tonight's two-car crash.
An Australian tree snake made an appearance in a utility imported from across the Tasman.
