Rarotonga rate history — Max per diem ($/day). Query any past effective date directly via the API.
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A rate-history chart needs at least two data points to plot. Only one published rate exists for Rarotonga so far, so there is nothing to trend yet. The current rate is shown in the table below, and the chart will appear here once the rate changes.
| Effective date | Lodging | M&IE | Max per diem |
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This DSSR per diem rate is the U.S. State Department's maximum lodging and M&IE for U.S. government civilian travelers and assigned employees in Rarotonga, New Zealand. It is the basis for foreign-area travel reimbursement ceilings and feeds related overseas allowance calculations (such as TQSA and the post/COLA allowance).
The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the
date parameter to query any historical effective
date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/perdiem/NZ/location/Rarotonga"{
"effective_date": "2012-07-01",
"results": [
{
"iso_code": "NZ",
"location": "Rarotonga",
"perdiem": {
"lodging": 236,
"meals_incidental": 116,
"per_diem": 352,
"season": "S1"
},
"postcode": "15050"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=81"
}The current maximum State Department (DSSR) foreign per diem for Rarotonga, New Zealand is $352 per day — $236 per night for lodging plus $116 per day for meals and incidentals (M&IE).
DSSR per diem is published by the State Department for civilian foreign-area travel, while the DTMO rate is the Department of Defense rate for the same post. The two can differ; compare them via the cross-source links on this page.
Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.