Omaka Lodge on Forgotten World Highway joins five-star rated gardens
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Booking blunder denies pair same prime spot they had used for 20 years.
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Woman given four hours to leave home she owned in holiday park
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Wilderness Trail turns 10: Cycle route that revolutionised the West Coast
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Hobbiton copycat pops up on other side of the world
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American academics, Auckland landlords side-stepped Airbnb - then fought each other
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End of an era: Royal favourite Huka Lodge to close for 8-month refurb
The favourite lodge of rock stars and royalty is to take its last guests in April.
11 dead in fire at French holiday home for people with disabilities
The fire was the deadliest in France since 2016.
Choppers in paradise: Owners of Waiheke's helipads revealed
Some of the wealthy are spurning the ferry in favour of a faster and more glamorous ride.
Cruise ship five times larger than Titanic set to sail
It boasts seven swimming pools, a water park and an ice rink.
I was ‘catfished’ by my Melbourne BnB - it looked nothing like the pictures
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Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse is back on AirBnB and pinker than ever
A property this eye-catchingly pink was difficult to keep under wraps.
Delhi man cons five-star hotel, staying two-years for free
The guest checked in for one night and left 603 days later, without paying.
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Paraparaumu Beach's Ocean Motel undergoes exciting changes
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A very royal holiday: 7 of the best castle stays in Scotland
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