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Letters: Tourism, self-control, Steve Braunias, borders and conversion therapy
16 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
8 minutes to read
International tourism will never again be as it was, says Tourism Minister Stuart Nash. Photo / Supplied, File
NZ Herald
Lost tourism
While Minister Stuart Nash s comments about the future of tourism in New Zealand may seem overly harsh, he is right in saying that tourism will not return to what it has been.
Visitors from Australia will probably be about the same level but the conditions that made possible large numbers from further afield are unlikely to return.
Many of these were young adventurers who could afford the ever-cheaper fares that competing airlines provided and there was little concern that they could get jobs back home when their trip had ended.
Editorial: Auckland beaches a national disgrace
6 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
3 minutes to read
A kayaker in the Hauraki Gulf tows a wayward inflatable pink flamingo to shore. Some contaminants aren t so obvious or so readily disposed of. Photo / G Jones
NZ Herald
EDITORIAL
Aucklanders wanting to cool off in the sea might get seriously crook if they do with dozens of high risk swimming warnings in place across the region s beaches. This isn t new but it should still be shocking.
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According to Auckland Council s Safeswim website, more than 50 of Auckland s beaches held a high risk of making swimmers ill at the beginning of this week.