Today's Tourism News
3 September 2010
Hospitality
Water in pubs not answer, say owners - Rotorua Daily Post - 2nd Sep 2010
A call to provide free water in licensed premises to limit excessive drinking is a lost cause, local bar and restaurant owners say.
Conservation
Ski area owner requests deferral - Christchurch Press - 3rd Sep 2010
A controversial land exchange to enable a $250 million expansion of Canterbury's Porters Ski Area has been put on hold.
Govt
Tax compliance takes less time but costs the same - Dominion Post - 3rd Sep 2010
Small and medium-sized businesses are spending much less time on tax than five years ago but the cost of compliance is almost unchanged, an Inland Revenue Department survey shows.
RWC 2011 & events
Aussie couple claim RWC rip off in North Shore - 3 News - 2nd Sep 2010
An Australian couple heading to New Zealand for the World Cup claim they have been ripped off by a North Shore motel.
World cup homeless are supercity's problem - Auckland City Harbour News - 3rd Sep 2010
A report on how to deal with Auckland's homeless population during the Rugby World Cup will be considered by the new supercity council.
Fuel Festival runs on empty - Waikato Times - 2nd Sep 2010
Hamilton might lose one of its premier arts festivals after organisers confirmed a $50,000 deficit after this year's programme.
Around NZ
Maori rock art to be returned - Timaru Herald - 3rd Sep 2010
Pieces of Maori rock art cut from areas around South Canterbury and North Otago 70 years ago, will be repatriated to Te Ana Whakairo the Ngai Tahu Rock Art Centre being planned for Timaru.
Beach houses draw record protests - New Zealand Herald - 2nd Sep 2010
Plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach have drawn more than 1000 submissions in protest.It is understood to be a record number for a resource consent in the district.
City devises new plans to help freedom campers - Christchurch Press - 3rd Sep 2010
Freedom campers in Christchurch this summer are likely to have new management plans. Yesterday's Christchurch City Council regulatory and planning committee recommended a freedom-camping...
City council given advice on Marineland – Hawke's Bay Today, 31 August 2010
In what is likely to become an election issue, Marineland is still at the front of Napier residents' minds with two ideas for its refurbishment pitched to the city council on Thursday.
Visitor hub to enliven old area – Marlborough Express, 31 Aug 10
A new $1.4 million Blenheim i-Site building will be combined with the historic railway station to create a greater visitor hub that Marlborough residents can be proud of, the architect says.
