Immigration Desk: Spring Weather

Bright Spring Dept: Rugby is everywhere, according to The Chronicle Herald. The streets are filled with rugby jerseys. In sharp contrast to the bright spring weather, almost everyone who isn t a tourist is wearing black to support their hometown heroes and tournament favourites, the All Blacks and the sign dominates Queen Street in downtown Auckland, right on the fan route to the waterfront celebration of New Zealand s Rugby World Cup: The World s Here To Play. The slogan is the motto of the tournament, as this rugby-mad nation welcomes 100,000 visitors from the 20 countries competing in the six-week- long competition. At the immigration desk in Auckland airport, the officer asks every visitor if they are here for the World Cup and how many matches they plan to see. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.