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![Cruise ship CCTV shows storm carnage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cruise ship CCTV shows storm carnage
Footage from the storm-battered Pacific Sun has emerged showing those on board hanging on for their lives as they dodge waves of furniture.
![Thieves steal funds raised in Britain for Lion Man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Thieves steal funds raised in Britain for Lion Man
Lion Man Craig Busch will not let scammers put him off trying to regain Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens or open another big-cat park.
![Canterbury earthquake: Hotels slash room rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Canterbury earthquake: Hotels slash room rates
Several Christchurch hotels have slashed room rates in the wake of Christchurch's "horrendous" magnitude 7.1 quake, with one hotel chief saying everybody needed to "chip in".
![Queensland: Creepy crawling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Queensland: Creepy crawling
Ancient caves, deadly snakes and hungry crocs - Pamela Wade experienced it all during a trip to Queensland's Capricorn Coast.
![Auckland: Holiday on home turf](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland: Holiday on home turf
If you need a break, don't discount a weekend "away" enjoying parts of Auckland you may have lost touch with. Cate Foster reconnected with the city.
![Christchurch tourism open for business after earthquake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Christchurch tourism open for business after earthquake
Christchurch tourism operators say there is some disruption from the earthquake but most are open for business.
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Christchurch earthquake sightseers risk themselves and others
The growing number of sightseers in central Christchurch are putting themselves and others in danger, say police.
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Pub tribute for dead plane crew
On a pool table at a Fox Glacier pub, a variety of drinks were arranged alongside the words "RIP Boys", as locals remembered their friends killed in Saturday's plane crash.
![Westin workers to fight for their jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Westin workers to fight for their jobs
Westin Hotel workers, organised by the Unite Union, have issued a press release saying they have "vowed to fight for every job".
![Beach houses draw record protests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Beach houses draw record protests
There have been more than 1000 submissions against plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach.
![Westin hotel shuts rooms, large job cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Westin hotel shuts rooms, large job cuts
About 100 staff at the Auckland's five-star Westin hotel are losing their jobs as most of its rooms are shut down.
![Westin disarray a concern for RWC plans - investor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Westin disarray a concern for RWC plans - investor
Westin Hotel's receivers are planning to shed up to 100 staff, throwing Rugby World Cup visitor plans into disarray, say investors in the property.
![Car rental rip-off directors fined](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Car rental rip-off directors fined
Two Christchurch car rental companies have been ordered to pay large fines and reparations for ripping off tourists.