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Cut-price airline launches in Christchurch
A cut-price Asian airline is promising the "cheapest international airfares New Zealand has seen" when it launches in Christchurch today.
SCF's biggest asset - Auckland's Hyatt sold
Hyatt Regency Auckland hotel - the single biggest loan book asset of South Canterbury Finance - has been sold for between $50m and $60m.
$2400 a night - Cup hotel puts the boot in
A Christchurch hotel is charging $2400 a night for rooms during the World Cup quarter-finals - about 14 times the usual rate.
Auckland Airport expects 2011 profit rise
Auckland International Airport says it is expecting net profit in a range from $112 million to $118m for the 2011 financial year, when one-off items are excluded.
Oprah House not enough to lure Chinese
Australia is spending more than $4 million to bring the billionaire talk-show host to Sydney to stage her show in December.
$11,000 for World Cup hospitality
A state-of-the-art RWC pavilion at Eden Park will entertain up to 70,000 corporates and fans, who are expected to pay up to 11,000 each.
Board passes up name bid
Eden Park's bosses have passed up a naming rights opportunity.
Big downturn in British tourists
September arrivals for British visitors were the lowest in a decade, Statistics NZ figures show.