The All Blacks are World Champions and the country is basking in a collective glory, but questions remain over how much extra money has come into the country as a result of New Zealand hosting the cup.
Dr Geoff Dickson from AUT's New Zealand Tourism Institute comments on an issue the New Zealand Government and tournament organisers would rather not discuss.
Dr Dickson has major issues with the assumption the tournament is going to benefit all New Zealanders.
He also has doubts around the validity of the slogan 'We are a stadium of four million people', which helped differentiate New Zealand's bid over Japan's in securing hosting rights to the event.
"I think it was as accurate as most advertising statements and wasn't intended to be taken literally," Dickson says. "The tournament will provide a point of celebration for a lot of New Zealanders but I do not subscribe to the 'all of New Zealand' argument. Look at the ethnic communities who live here. I just don't see the migrant or refugee communities engaging in the World Cup to any significant level.
That means there's potential for an unintended consequence where they may feel less part of the wider community."
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Show me the money - who, if anyone has benefited from the RWC.
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