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Letters to the editor: Tourism, Saudi Arabia, Dilworth School 21 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 8 minutes to read Walkers in the southern crater of the Tongariro Crossing. The number of walkers has grown hugely and the track has become crowded. Photo / Mike Scott Walkers in the southern crater of the Tongariro Crossing. The number of walkers has grown hugely and the track has become crowded. Photo / Mike Scott NZ Herald Rules around tourists Most people believe that we need to restrict future tourists visiting our country, but there are many problems in doing so. This could be done by ballot, but this wo...

The owner of the building Lakhi Maa​ Ltd opposed the council’s application. Despite repeated notices requiring earthquake strengthening since 2006, the only work done was to strengthen unreinforced masonry in the facade, the district court said. Lakhi Maa Ltd acquired the building in late 2015. It had wanted to redevelop the site as a hotel, but after the council’s strengthening application was filed the company asked for resource consent to demolish the building. In a decision in December the District Court judge, Chris Tuohy​, said the fundamental issue against the council was w...

GO NZ: Hokitika holiday highlights - what to see, do and where to stay 16 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Conservative estimates have the Hokitika of the gold rush-crazy 1860s being the proud owner of no less than 100 pubs. Less conservative estimates place the number closer to 200. Either way, in what was a booming population of 25,000 transient souls looking to find fortune in those rich West Coast soils, whether your pub-to-person ratio was 1:250 or 1:125, you were unlikely to have gone thirsty. All of which can be gleaned from the history lesson that comes free when you stay at the H...

Finishing touches . . . Tessa Simpson works her magic on a wedding breakfast table. PHOTO: SUPPLIED With the wedding industry all but decimated by Covid-19, Oamaru make-up artist Tessa Simpson and Waimate photographer Laura Johns have had to think outside the box. Enter Run With You, a curated elopement business which takes all the stress out of organising a wedding, but also the stress out of worrying whether it will even be able to go ahead. The pair discussed the move in June, after Covid hit and all their wedding bookings had been cancelled. Then after seeing a similar business start up, ...

21-gun-salute in honour of the Queen on Waitangi Day labelled 'distasteful' 5 Feb, 2021 01:03 AM 2 minutes to read Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz A 21-gun-salute marking the anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne is being criticised for being held on the same day as Waitangi Day. The planned salute at Waitangi and Point Jerningham, in Wellington, is being carried out tomorrow to mark the anniversary of the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth II, New Zealand's head of state. But two Wellington City councillors have questioned whether the salute i...