Accommodation rates in Whanganui 10 per cent above national average
The occupancy rate was also around 10 per cent higher than the same month in 2022.
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Whanganui domestic visitor spending top of the table
This data continued the district's positive economic trends.
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More than 4000 come to town for Masters Games
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