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The environmental cost of Cruise Ships
The cruise ship industry is lucrative, contributing nearly half a billion dollars to the economy every year - but with that economic gain comes a big environmental cost. Audio
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KiwiRail struggles to meet upgrade funding goals
KiwiRail's plans to upgrade its network are running into funding obstacles, with some bids to the Provincial Growth Fund being rejected.
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Height limit proposed for Tahiti buildings
An advisory body in French Polynesia has recommended a height limit for new buildings of 50 metres.
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NZ regional town house prices getting unaffordable - mayors
Mayors in some regional towns in the North Island are warning a jump of up to 30 percent in the year to February signals unaffordability for first home buyers.
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Fiji PM tells tourism operators to treat locals like foreign visitors
Tourism operators in Fiji have been told to treat locals the same way as they treat visitors from around the world.
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Cape Kidnappers slip: Tour operators hope to get back to work
Audio 6 Mar 2019A Cape Kidnappers tourism operator is cautiously celebrating that his business could soon be up and running again. Gannet Beach Adventures runs tractor trips to a gannet colony along the beach in… Audio
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Record tourist arrivals for Fiji in 2018 - PM
The record number of tourists who visited Fiji last year almost matched the number of people living in the country, Fiji's Prime Minister says.
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Cape Kidnappers could open sooner than estimated
Access to Cape Kidnappers is a step closer to being re-opened, in a move the Hastings District Council is describing as balancing public safety with public access.
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Human rights in business under scrutiny in Pacific
Foreign companies looking to establish in the Pacific region have been urged take heed of human rights risks in the communities they look to invest in.
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Workers needed for tourism sector
It's an industry that earns $39 billion a year but the tourism industry is finding it hard employ workers. MBIE is predicting a 27 percent increase in the number of jobs in the tourism sector in New… Audio
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The Panel with James Nokise and Jennie Moreton (Part 1)
Audio 4 Mar 2019The Green Party has introduced a bill to tackle several aspects of electoral reform. Part of it proposing banning foreign donations to political parties, but it also looks at reducing the proportion… Audio
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Today's business news: What you need to know
In today's business news - PGG Wrightson cleared to sell seed and grain business and the 10-person committee for the NZ capital markets review has been announced.
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Could Fox Glacier be cut off to all but helicopter visitors?
The only road to Fox Glacier could be closed after a series of expensive wash-outs caused by a giant, active landslide.
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Simon Upton: MP's professional green conscience
MPs have a lot of things on their minds. But to keep them on track on some issues they hire professional consciences. One of them is shaded green. Audio
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Simon Upton: MP's professional green conscience
MPs have a lot of things on their minds. But to keep them on track on some issues they hire professional consciences. One of them is shaded green.
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Māori tourism possibilities from rail development north of Auckland
Returning rail transport north of Auckland would increase the potential for Māori tourism, says Minister of Regional Economic Development Shane Jones.
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A Good Drop from Northland
Northland grape grower Rod MacIvor says wine production in Northland has taken off. In 1993 there were three wineries, now the local growers association has 40 members. Audio
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A Good Drop from Northland
Northland grape grower Rod MacIvor says wine production in Northland has taken off. In 1993 there were three wineries, now the local growers association has 40 members.
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 1 March 2019
Audio 1 Mar 2019Calls for church codes of conduct in Pacific amid spotlight on Catholic clerical abuse; World Rugby league proposal would exclude Pacific teams; Horrific examples of family violence have been shared… Audio
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NZ health systems at risk from growing Pacific demand
New Zealand is looking to urgently strengthen health systems in the Pacific, as it faces a growing burden from at-risk neighbours.
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Villagers in dispute over Malolo resort land
Some villagers on Fiji's Malolo Island want land earmarked for a tourism development surveyed to determine its rightful owner. Audio
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Fritch says NZ company has made deposit for Tahitian Village
French Polynesia's president says he believes a $US1 million deposit has been made by the New Zealand company expected to build the South Pacific's biggest tourism project.
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 1 March 2019
Horrific examples of family violence have been shared at the United Nations' Spotlight Initiative in Samoa; villagers on Fiji's Malolo Island want land earmarked for a tourism development surveyed to… Audio
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Fiji villagers in dispute over Malolo development
Villagers on Fiji's Malolo Island want land earmarked for a tourism development surveyed to determine its rightful owner. Audio
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$4.6m grant to make Sir Hek's waka dream a reality
The government is to invest nearly $8 million in two major Far North projects, including a long-held dream of waka tohunga, Sir Hekenukumai Busby.
