Overload of tourists put pressure on New Zealand’s tourism infrastructure

Last month, a group of 53 elderly American tourists was put up in a traditional Maori meeting house for the night because the city’s hotels were all full, when their flight back home was delayed. The visitors received warm welcome by an elder, given biscuits and cup of tea, before being shown their sleeping arrangements, which were mattresses on the floor of the tennis court-sized hall adorned with Maori wood carvings.


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