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Sleep surfside, and wake to a $40 fine
The right to camp out by the beach and sleep to the sound of the surf is being banned in one of the North Island's top holiday spots.
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100% Pure NZ brand tops survey
Tourism New Zealand's efforts at promoting the country with its "100 per cent Pure New Zealand" slogan have paid off...
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Stop bailing out port's debts - Swney
Heart of the City says public money helping prop up Auckland's port could equate to the cost of an iconic building on Queen's Wharf.
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Touches of big designs for wharf makeover
Flashes of Sydney, London and volcanic Auckland are among the creative ideas to redevelop Queens Wharf for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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French tourist raped at gunpoint
A French man who wanted to experience "the real New Zealand" was abducted and raped while travelling alone on a rural backroad.
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Hamilton now 'not boring', say Springboks
A South African team spokesman refutes coach Peter de Villiers claim that Hamilton is too boring a place to stay.
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100 per cent pure carnage
Pure? Hardly. As the Government tries to woo overseas visitors to the Rugby World Cup, the only tourism boom is backpackers.