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A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including shortage of beds in Fiji hospitals to cater for the growing number of patients.

Businesses in the area of downtown Auckland are reporting a drop in turnover so large they don't have the funds to pay staff. Audio

Construction to reopen Rotorua's iconic museum will begin next month as the council secures the final funding needed and brings down the total cost.

The historic hotel at the base of Mt Ruapehu needs critical work to make it weathertight, on top of the $2m already spent on maintenance.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the manager of an advocacy group in Samoa calling for people with disabilities to be included in the design stages of new road projects.

Residents of a small town are at their wits' end over tourists' behaviour, as some park illegally and climb on roofs to get the perfect photo.

The former National MP "brings a wealth of experience" to the role, David Seymour says.

Researchers from Otago University have been studying how legal rights for the environment differ around the world. Audio

A prominent business family hopes "common sense" will prevail before proposed alcohol regulations come into force.

Millennium and Copthorne Hotels is looking at a 110-room hotel in Whangārei as it expands its network.

The Fast Tracks Approvals Bill has been given a big tick by the West Coast Regional Council, saying it will lead to more jobs, and despite what others say, has environmental safeguards in it.

Venice has become the first city in the world to introduce a charge for tourists - $9.

Hawke's Bay could lose out on $250 million a year in visitor spend if its tourism body is forced to close, chair says. Audio

"The [council] and their paid bureaucrats clearly are out of touch with what the people of Hamilton can afford," one submitter says.

Some will lose out on thousands of dollars, while others say the staff costs are too high to justify opening on the public holiday.

KiwiRail's future could be veering more towards mothballs than mega-ferries, but the government's not sending out any hints

And the wait time for an urgently required passport has increased.

A tourism boss isn't expecting a large volume of Chinese tourists to visit to New Zealand despite the return of Sichuan Airlines after four years.