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Now that I'm done ranting, apart from a few (probably quite a lot?) jobs, what value do they provide?
Expensive parking in the CBD.
Fleecing rich foreigners.
I doubt many tourists go there, surely there's more to do?
Initially I was just thinking about Auckland, but there's others in Queenstown, etc, isn't there? (Tron? I don't like the old joke, but maybe that one's more popular?)
As much as I agree with fleecing rich foreigners (and happily partake in the reverse when in south east Asia), I suspect the bulk of their turnover is from regulars
All their advertisements seem to be aimed at the Chinese market.
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