Auckland prepares for big Rugby World Cup final crowds

Fans fill at the Cloud on Queens Wharf. Photo / Steven McNicholl

Auckland authorities are preparing for the largest crowds yet on the city's waterfront, for tomorrow's Rugby World Cup decider between the All Blacks and France.

Fan zones will accommodate up to 60,000 supporters across the city.

Around 100 extra police from as far away as Invercargill and Kaitaia have been brought in to help out.

Council chief Doug McKay said it was hard to pluck a number from the air, but it'll be big.

"The All Blacks playing in the final was always going to be the biggest scenario, we're going to be facing the biggest we expected to." said Mr Mckay.

Auckland's Queens Wharf is already expecting its millionth visitor today.

Organisers generated much controversy when it was decided the wharf would host the Cloud and key fan zones for this year's Rugby World cup.

But, since then, it has become a key attraction for locals and visitors with tens of thousands visiting on a daily basis.

Mr McKay said to hit a million visitors is a phenomenal statistic.