Backpackers
Tourism Minister wants to stop targetting backpackers
The Tourism Minister, Stuart Nash says the Government is unashamedly seeking out high-value tourists to come to New Zealand, and will look to discourage backpacking and freedom camping in the process.
…Struggling business doubts rent arbitration scheme will help
The owner of a struggling Auckland inner city backpackers says he doubts government funded arbitration will resolve the impasse over rent with his commercial landlord. Audio
Musical Chair: Georgia Hale
The Musical Chair is designed for busy people, and this week's guest, league star Georgia Hale is certainly no exception, despite the fact her sporting season is currently in limbo due to the Covid-19… Audio
Kiwifruit harvest gets underway
The harvest of New Zealand's largest horticultural export crop has just begun. Nikki Johnson from NZKGI says, with Covid-19 restricting travel, growers are hoping there will be enough backpackers… Audio
'Paradise': The unsolved murder of 2 British backpackers
Back in 1978 the bodies of two British backpackers were found in the sea off the Guatemalan coast in central America. It was obvious that Chris Farmer and Peta Frampton had been been murdered, but for… Audio
Where is Grace Millane? Police search for missing traveller
Police are appealing for any information about British backpacker Grace Millane, who was last seen in Auckland on Saturday night. Detective Inspector Scott Beard spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Site pulls down controversial ads below minimum wage
A website advertising jobs for backpackers and temporary visitors at below the minimum wage says it takes welfare and working rights seriously.
Apple Angst
Simon Easton has a 60-hectare apple orchard in the Tasman region. He says every year it gets harder to find fruit pickers, but this year takes the cake. Audio
Govt plans to crack down on foreign 'volunteers'
The Government is pledging to crack down on backpacker hostels routinely using foreign tourists as free labour. Audio
Immigration 'anomaly' blocks backpackers' entry
Backpackers from the British Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are being turned down for working holidays due to a bureaucratic "anomaly".
Backpacker ban on locals
Backpacker accommodation are banning New Zealanders from staying because of their bad behaviour. Audio
Stefano's Team
Stefano's Team is a documentary about a football mad Italian migrant, Stefano Virgili, who's brought his favourite game to rural Northland's Kaeo and through this has had a profound impact on the… Audio