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![Aucklanders invited to see Rotorua - again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Aucklanders invited to see Rotorua - again
Remember screaming downhill on the luge, sliding down the black hole, or soaking in the mud at Polynesian Spa?
![Jennie Langley: Peak room rates to be expected for RWC](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Jennie Langley: Peak room rates to be expected for RWC
Hoteliers want to enhance NZ reputation - not rip off visitors, writes Jennie Langley, chairwoman of the New Zealand Hotel Council.
![Brian Rudman: Chinatown idea misses point](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brian Rudman: Chinatown idea misses point
Here we go again. Another call to designate an enclave of Auckland "Chinatown".
![Hire rate tripled but 'we're not like hotels'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hire rate tripled but 'we're not like hotels'
Rugby World Cup fans wanting to hire campervans face a shock.
![Tourism operators urged to focus on Oz and Asia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tourism operators urged to focus on Oz and Asia
Statistics New Zealand yesterday reported visitor numbers for the year ended May were up 1 per cent to 2.5 million.
![Five-star hotel split brings two-star rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Five-star hotel split brings two-star rates
At one desk, a hotel room will cost about $600 a night. A few steps away, an identical room will be just $99 a night.
![Two star rooms at luxury hotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Two star rooms at luxury hotel
One of New Zealand's top hotels has been largely downgraded to a two star hotel, with prices starting from $99 per night.
![Ash casts cloud over ski operators](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ash casts cloud over ski operators
Industry sources are warning that the volcanic ash cloud's impact on the tourism sector will be serious if the disruptions continue much longer.
![Mai Chen: Money talks but only Parliament can change the law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mai Chen: Money talks but only Parliament can change the law
If money determines law and policy, then those with money will always win. But a democracy is supposed to be about the power of ideas and a good idea should be able to stand on its own feet without a cash inducement.