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Council imposes business rates if properties are rented out for more than 100 days.
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New terminal for 5m travellers at Queenstown Airport
A 30 year plan suggests passenger movements may be capped at 5 million a year.
NZ cruise sector projects massive growth
The New Zealand cruise sector is projected to grow massively in the coming years.
Hospitality and tourism hot for jobs
The hospitality and tourism industry is one of the fastest growing job industries.
How two backpackers created a $300m-a-year travel empire
It all started with a gap year and a crazy idea - and made two backpackers rich.
Real Journeys wins top prize at Diversity Awards
Tourism operator Real Journeys has won the Diversity Awards New Zealand.
Freedom camping stand-off headed for court
NZMCA calls proposed freedom camping bylaw "unreasonable and prohibitive".
Weta and Air NZ to overhaul national aquarium
Bold plans have been announced for the National Aquarium in Napier.
Tourism boom keeping Air NZ, Auckland Airport ahead
New Zealand's ongoing tourism boom is showing no sign of letting up.
Air NZ expects tourism boom to continue
Earnings are tipped to rise on the back of a strong economy and expansion of new routes.
Tourism Holdings lifts profit to record $30.2m
Tourism Holdings exceeded guidance, posting a record 2017 profit.
Mondelez to invest $7m in Cadbury World
Cadbury's parent company will invest and redevelop the Dunedin tourist attraction.
Small Business: Luxury tourism operator Pure Cruise
Matt Horder explains the journey he undertook to start his luxury tourism business.
Court undecided on Skyline's $100m upgrade
The Environment Court hasn't found a reason to decline consent for the redevelopment.
The suburbs 'boiling' over Chinese tourism boom
Busloads of Chinese are bringing tourism boom tensions to the boil in a sleepy suburb.
Rachel Hunter Auckland's new US ambassador
Rachel Hunter has become an ambassador for Auckland.
New step in design for Dunedin's five-star hotel
The building would "step" down the Moray Place hill, developers say.
NZ guest nights bolstered by Lions tour
New Zealand national guest nights rose 6.7 per cent in June.
Work moving faster at NZICC site
Building structures at the $700 million Auckland work site are rising.
Rainbow's End Pirate Ship not for sale
Fans hoping the Rainbow's End Pirate Ship might live on elsewhere are out of luck.
Popular Rainbow's End ride to heave to
Arggh Me Heartache! The Rainbow's End pirate ship will swing its last swing this month.
Ministry to look closely at Korean mud
The budget for Mudtopia is revealed while close checks will be made on imported mud.
The battle over booking your holiday
Online travel firms are fighting traditional stores for billions of dollars of bookings
The cruising couple
While initially reluctant, it didn't take long for a former pilot to become a cruiser.
'Incredibly rare' blue whale spotted in Hauraki Gulf
Crew left "buzzing" after spotting the world's largest animal feeding in the Hauraki Gulf.
Northland lodge rated best hotel in Oz, NZ
Kauri Cliffs, at Matauri Bay, was also rated the world's fourth best hotel.
Hotels hit 95 per cent occupancy in Auckland
An increase in international visitors is pushing hotels to bursting point.
The millennial traveller
The best piece of advice for millennial would-be travellers: "just go".
Consent panel urged to back five-star hotel plan
The team behind Dunedin's latest hotel bid has urged a consent panel to back the project.
Meet the man who's selling New Zealand
New Tourism NZ boss Stephen England-Hall took his own path to the top.
Skyline Rotorua's new general manager
Skyline Rotorua keeps it local with the company's new general manager.
Waikato-Tainui nearly doubles annual profit
Waikato-Tainui reported an annual profit of $137.8 million.
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