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Toilets Get Upgrade Funded by Tourists | Auckland News
Mackenzie District is getting a $2.5 million boost to upgrade public toilets, funded by the International Visitor Levy and set to introduce a user-pays system—shifting maintenance costs from ratepayers to visitors. Mayor Scott Aronsen calls it a necessary step to sustain essential services amid heavy tourism pressure. Some facilities will get simple fixes, others full redevelopment, with the goal of recouping costs from millions of annual visitors. This is part of a $3.8 million national package also supporting Queenstown Lakes, aiming to reinvest tourism revenue locally and ease the burden…
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