Music Director David Squire is thrilled with the result; which included five trophies and a cash prize of $4000nzd.

The same forces are seen supporting the New Zealand dollar NZD=D4.

New Zealand is comfortable with a weaker kiwi NZD= as it helps its exporters.

That was bang in line with market forecasts and left the local dollar untroubled NZD=D3.

Both the world prices and NZD indexes are 16 percent higher versus 12 months earlier, he said.

Owners will be given a tax-free allowance of up to 40,000 kroner (NZD$9143) a year.

Its New Zealand counterpart fell to its lowest in over a week at $0.6688 NZD=D4.

Currently the fee is set at 450 Swiss Francs a year (around $600 NZD) per household.

The kiwi dollar NZD= was steady after losing 1.2 percent overnight, and falling briefly on weak economic data.

Should New Zealand retain the Rugby World Cup each player would be due a NZD$150,000 (€87,000) bonus.

The United Kingdom government said it would provide humanitarian aid worth £6 million ($NZD11.6m) to Mozambique and Malawi.

The New Zealand dollar was steadier at $0.6654 NZD=D3, where it has been for much of this week.

It is currently trading at $0.6119 NZD=D3 having briefly been down as deep as $0.5469 at one point in March.

The New Zealand dollar NZD=D3 was quoted at $0.6631 ahead of policy decision by the country's central bank on Wednesday.

A typical Airbnb host in Denmark earned on average 15,500 kroner (NZD$3542) by sharing their space for 23 nights a year.

It sold for $143,000 NZD, and was played on stage at the auction by Bridget O'Donnell from the Australian Youth Orchestra.