Paradise Motorcycle Tours NZ offer self-guided and guided tours, such as this 14-day trip taking in the Southern Alps, glaciers, Milford Sound and 'motorcycle heaven' Haast Pass.

The city centre is dominated by old brick buildings, many of which collapsed: damage is conservatively estimated at around NZ$2 billion ($1.4 billion).

The International Rugby Board stands to make far less than the NZ$300m ($228m) profit it cleared in 2007, when France hosted.