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Kylie Ruwhiu-Karawana: Owner of Horizon Tours on cruise ships being turned away from NZ due to algae, barnacles

Cruise ships are being turned away from New Zealand waters, for not being clean enough on the outside.

Ships with algae and barnacles on the hull are being told to clean their bottoms or stay out of pristine parts of the country.

But the knock-on effect is hitting some land-based operators hard.

Owner of Horizon Tours Kylie Ruwhiu-Karawana joined Tim Dower.

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