With the number of tourists to New Zealand expected to reach five million by 2024, how are New Zealand communities - and the Government - preparing to receive them? Growing pains and communication need to be addressed, says Simon Milne, professor of tourism at Auckland University of Technology and the director of the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute, in a recent New York Times article.
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