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				<title><![CDATA[TRENZ worth millions to New Zealand and host region, says TIA]]></title>
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				<title><![CDATA[KiwiRail to introduce new train service to replace the Overlander]]></title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tourism operators feel summer chill: TIA survey]]></title>
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				<title><![CDATA[RWC chief to head Tourism Industry Assn]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rugby World Cup 2011 chief Martin Snedden has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), chairman Norm Thompson has announced.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tourism organisations to join forces]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) and the New Zealand Hotel Council (NZHC) will integrate into a single organisation to represent the tourism industry from 1 April 2012.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[PGA Pro-Am investment will reap big tourism benefits, says PM]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key is welcoming participants in the inaugural NZPGA Pro-Am Championship tournament in Queenstown this week.]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[The tourism industry wants urgent clarity around what the local government reforms mean for one of New Zealand’s most important sectors, says Tourism Industry Association New Zealand policy & research manager, Simon Wallace.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Surge in domestic travel and spending]]></title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Service ITOs to consider merger potential]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[A trio of industry training organisations – Aviation, Travel and Tourism Industry Training Organisation (ATTTO), Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI) and Retail Institute – are entering into a due diligence process to identify any issues that might affect a possible merger of the three organisations.]]></description>
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