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This is Auckland International Airport, 3 million people a year into

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New Zealand. Through these gates behind me, an increasing number of

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whom are international visitors, a news hub? Read Research Poll said

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that 64% of Kiwis would support a $50 levy on international tourists

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coming into the country to help balance the books for the Department

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of Conservation and support our infrastructure. So we're here at

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Auckland International Airport asking people as they come in and as

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they go out whether they cough up $50.00 for a return visit.

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No, that's something we New Zealanders should worry about, yeah?

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Not the rest of the world shouldn't pay for the conservation. Yes, I

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guess I will be willing to pay if it's really really for the like you

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say, like the purpose of the money is true, like they won't corrupted

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or anything. So I think it's fine. I think that it's important to

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prevent the environment, but.

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Tourists face quite a lot for the visa and everything, so I think

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that it's not fair if we need to pay. Yeah yeah it's OK.

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$50 maybe for Indonesia is little bit high. Little bit, but if you

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ask another people from another country, maybe $50 is it's OK.

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I believe in conservation not only for my country, but I

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see the efforts that New Zealand has already made and I

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think it's wonderful. So it sounds a bit absurd, like I'm

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not really sure why. I think we pay enough money in, you

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know, visas and they pay taxes and stuff, so I'm not too

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sure. Yeah, I think it's a good idea if it's for

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conservation, as long as it goes towards them and it

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doesn't go into the.

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You know the coffers.

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Your tourist are bringing in a lot of money for hotels, restaurants,

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ski lifts, tourist events, maybe tax all the tourist industry people

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that are getting the tourist money. Yeah, I think if it's explained a

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bit better than like just from you saying to me what it's about, I

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think that would easily help.

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People understand why there would be that waiver. You you not decide

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the the the price.

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You can donate it.

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Donation donation yes.