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Final plans for the strengthening and redevelopment of Taranaki Cathedral in New Plymouth - which include an education centre focusing on its role in the Taranaki land wars - have been revealed.

Campervan and tourism company Tourism Holdings is raising $80 million to reinforce its balance sheet, as it narrowed its profit expectations for a second time.

Flygskam is rapidly replacing hygge as the media's favourite Scandinavian word. But whereas hygge introduced the world to the warm and fuzzy Danish concept of feeling good due to the simple pleasures…

Fiji's Opposition parties say the National Budget will fail to reduce the cost of living for the people of Fiji and that they will be left asking what's in it for them.

Analysis - In the turbulent world of aviation, Christopher Luxon can claim to have had more than his fair share of smooth flights, writes RNZ Business editor Gyles Beckford.

The government has stepped in to clean up the vast West Coast rubbish spill, after local authorities ran out of cash to finish the job. But what's being done to stop it happening elsewhere? 

New Zealand's "mother of modern dance'', Dunedin woman Shona Dunlop MacTavish, has died aged 99.

Stats NZ is partnering with cellphone companies to launch a new way of tracking people's movements every hour.

Ninety-seven percent of international drivers who sat a driving theory quiz in Queenstown failed, although statistics show foreign drivers pose no extra threat on New Zealand roads.

New Zealanders are invited to create promotional home videos for what Tourism New Zealand is calling its biggest campaign yet. Video

The Department of Conservation says about 25 percent of tourism operators it checked recently were breaching conditions or operating illegally.

The International Monetary Fund is predicting bigger financial deficits in Vanuatu as it takes on more concessional loans for infrastructure projects.

The Vanuatu Prime Minister has reshuffled his cabinet in the wake of yet another failed motion of no confidence brought against him.

To protect Māui and Hector's dolphins, the government is proposing restrictions on certain types of fishing, banning underwater seismic testing and even launching an educational programme for cat…

Whale Watch Kaikōura is planning to build a new boat that will set it apart from other tour operators, its general manager says.

When New Zealand-based scuba diver Kristine Zipfel jumped into the sea off Mo'orea she expected to open her eyes to life and colour, but instead she found a barren underworld.

The changed timing of Easter boosted international visitor arrivals in April, despite a drop in the Chinese market.

Traditional marine conservation practices in the Pacific could be key to more successful commercial practices.