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![$1600 a night World Cup B&B for sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$1600 a night World Cup B&B for sale
The Auckland bed and breakfast that quoted a Yorkshire woman NZ$1600 a night for a room during the Rugby World Cup is being put up for sale.
![Auckland to Houston flights unveiled by Continental](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Auckland to Houston flights unveiled by Continental
Direct flights from Auckland to Houston as often as five times a week are being planned from November 2011.
![Kiwis regain the travel bug as economy picks up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwis regain the travel bug as economy picks up
New Zealanders are starting to make more travel plans as the effects of the recession recede, research shows.
![Public has no automatic say in SkyCity street plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Public has no automatic say in SkyCity street plans
Auckland ratepayers will not automatically get a say in SkyCity plans to expand its convention centre over Federal St.
![Queenstown: Just close your eyes and jump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Queenstown: Just close your eyes and jump
A recent addition to Queenstown's adventure activities, Ziptrek is a two-hour flying fox experience through the forest.
![Showing off in Shanghai](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Showing off in Shanghai
The New Zealand pavilion at the Shanghai Expo should attract lots of attention thanks to its unique roof garden, writes Brian Fallow
![Sun, sand, sex - why Dubai's strict code is a sham](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sun, sand, sex - why Dubai's strict code is a sham
The blonde in a tight, low-cut evening dress slid on to a barstool next to me and began the chat: Where are you from? How long are you here? Where are you staying?"
![Drug dealers spent $20m on pokies to launder drug cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Drug dealers spent $20m on pokies to launder drug cash
Two of the biggest drug dealers in Auckland spent nearly $20m at SkyCity, while using the casino as an office to plan P deals.
![Tour co offering authentic iwi cup stay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tour co offering authentic iwi cup stay
A tour company is teaming up with iwi to offer up to 10,000 beds at marae during the Rugby World Cup.
![Rugby cup boss warns greedy providers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rugby cup boss warns greedy providers
The boss of the Rugby World Cup has warned that hoteliers and renters looking to make a fast buck have the potential to harm NZ's reputation.
![<i>Martin Snedden:</i> Rugby profiteering will hurt NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Martin Snedden:</i> Rugby profiteering will hurt NZ
Taint the Rugby World Cup by irresponsible profiteering within any aspect of hosting the event as a nation and we'll suffer badly.