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Restaurant owner ordered to pay $5000 for compliance failings
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Rotorua: High-octane excitement
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Russell: Bay dreaming
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Finding the cheapest seats in the Easter rush
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Stewart Island: For the raw rugged up
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Take nothing but memories, leave no geotags
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