I paid $250 to stay in a plastic tiny house in New Zealand in the middle of winter. I thought I'd freeze, but by morning, I didn't want to leave.

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Insider's author in front of the geodesic dome she spent a night in during a trip to New Zealand.
Business Insider's author in front of the geodesic dome she stayed in during a trip to New Zealand.

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An airport sick of cars clogging its drop-off zone imposed a 3-minute cap on hugs

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A shot of mother and daughter hugging curbside at the airport before departure.
Dunedin Airport in New Zealand (not pictured) has limited farewell hugs to three minutes.

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$63 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship capsizes and sinks off Samoa

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A New Zealand naval ship, HMNZS Manawanui, tilts to the side before sinking.
The HMNZS Manawanui caught fire and sank.

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How a teenager used a spoof cell tower to steal personal information from thousands of people

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A person holding a iphone with a cell phone tower in the background.
Police in New Zealand say they caught a teen scammer sending thousands of scam text messages through a device that mimics a cell tower.

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7 hot spots to visit in the fall if you're trying to avoid crowds, according to a frequent traveler

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car driving through fall foliage
Fall is a great time to travel after peak summer tourism.

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Visiting New Zealand just got more expensive as the country triples tourism fee

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Milford Sound-Piopiotahi on a clear day
Milford Sound-Piopiotahi is one of New Zealand's natural attractions that has come under pressure from an influx of tourists.

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How a $1 billion gold kiwi breed saved New Zealand's industry

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New Zealand is the world's largest kiwi exporter, shipping out over $1 billion of fruit annually. But a little over a decade ago, a deadly plant disease called PSA nearly wiped out the industry. A scientist named Russell Lowe saved it with a new breed called SunGold, which has overtaken green varieties as the most popular kind.

I took a job in New Zealand after my life turned upside down. I love it here, but it's not sustainable.

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Camille smiling at the camera while wearing a nursing coat
Camille Fahrnbauer said she needed multiple days to recover from a nursing shift in the U.S.

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I'm a New Zealander. Here are 8 foods everyone should try when they visit.

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A white plate with a yellow custard square covered with white sprinkles next to a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a flower and herbs on top.
I love having New Zealand delicacies like custard squares when I visit my homeland.

Katie Joll

A rare feather just sold for $28,000, making it worth 40 times as much as gold by weight

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The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration.
The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration.

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