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Air France lodges Ryanair complaint
Air France and Ryanair clashed over subsidies after the French carrier accused its low-cost Irish rival of putting pressure on regional authorities to give unfair support as the price of using their airports.
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More horror sites set to be added to busy tourism trail
The place where the body of Pol Pot, the former Khmer Rouge leader, was unceremoniously burned in a pile of rubbish is set to be the latest location from Cambodia's dark recent history to be transformed into a tourist spot.In...
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All cashed up with nowhere to go...
International students could be the saviour of Auckland's economy in recessionary times - but some say they don't know where to spend their money.Business bodies say Auckland firms are not doing enough to woo international students...
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Festival seeks bigger audience
The Adelaide Fringe is the second biggest festival of its kind in the world but producers would like to see a greater audience from interstate and overseas.
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SuperGold card is set to exceed its annual $18 million budget
Winston Peters' SuperGold transport card could be facing cuts in
the near future
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Mystery smell sickens Jetstar passengers
An intensive care paramedic and three ambulance crews met a Jetstar flight on arrival in Queensland after six passengers fell ill on board.
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New NZTA webcams allow commuters to check traffic conditions
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is putting in new
webcams which will allow commuters to check how congested traffic
is before they travel
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Pa's use as toilet the 'last straw'
Freedom campers have desecrated a pa site in Kaikoura with human waste.
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Airline's medication mercy mission
A Gisborne man who was left without essential medication when his luggage went missing on a Pacific Blue flight to Rarotonga says he owes his life to rival airline Air New Zealand.
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Guide to Cambridge, England
When I was growing up in Britain, with a father and a favourite uncle educated at Oxford University, I loathed Cambridge with a passion.
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Snorkelling in the Maldives
There's nothing like wind to ruin a snorkelling holiday. A bit of rain is not an issue - snorkelling always involves getting wet - but wind churns up the water, reducing your vision and spraying seawater into your snorkel.
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Your wish is their command
When the competition heats up ... bring out the champagne and rubber ducks. Hotel guests have rarely had it so good, with venues tripping over themselves to offer personalised services and quirky little extras to stand out from the crowd.
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Ballet and rugby under one roof
Dozens of directors who run Auckland's cultural and sporting facilities look set to be dumped by the Government for a handful of directors to control everything from ballet in the Aotea Centre to rugby fixtures at North Harbour Stadium.The...
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Jumbo junior beats the odds
Staff at Sydney's Taronga Zoo are calling it a miracle, but experts warned yesterday that the 100kg male elephant calf born live two days after being pronounced dead in the womb would struggle to survive.Zoo keepers were astonished...
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Craig Harris: Every reason to party with top cruise terminal
Public debate about the future of Queens Wharf and its merits as a party venue have obscured the fact Auckland needs an effective cruise ship terminal and the massive economic benefits such a terminal will generate, not just for the...
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Government ramping up sales pitch for rich migrants
The government is ramping up its sales pitch for migrant investors and creating a wealthy retirement category after changes to the rules last brought in $18 million, with another $51 million possibly on the way
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Kiwi yachties pick the home breeze
New Zealand yachties are excelling in home waters as the Auckland Festival of Sail moves into its second phase with the start of racing in the Louis Vuitton Series.
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Fastest rail link in the world
The journey from London to Beijing by rail could take just two days under a Chinese plan to build an international network for trains that can travel almost as fast as aircraft.
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Visit Ellerslie flower show early
Head for the Ellerslie International Flower Show tomorrow morning because Christchurch's weather will turn downright nasty in the afternoon.
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Turmoil in bar's short history
It's happy hour at the Foreign Correspondents Club Phnom Penh and the hottest bar in town is also the coolest, the sultry evening air whipped by the propellers of overhead fans.
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