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Paul Thomas: Trivial story with no sex and no intrigue
Three good, non-sinister reasons why young foreign tourists would want to hasten their departure
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<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Less bang for your Kiwi buck
Ombudsman Deborah Battell says her office has received complaints from travellers that paying in their home currency when using credit cards may actually cost them more.
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Lack of scrutiny for $4.8m grant
A trail of documents show a lack of communication, an absence of Cabinet papers and the lone hand of Finance Minister Bill English in approving $4.8 million in public money for an agency that was ultimately left out in the cold.