Tourism

Funding for the popular road along Wairarapa's south coast to Ngawi and Cape Palliser is changing, with locals anxious to ensure the vulnerable route is future-proofed.

The road to Cape Palliser risks being reclaimed by the sea, with the community and the council seeking a permanent fix.

A hotel with rooms priced up to $50,000 a night is attracting visitors willing to book the whole building.

A long-forgotten policy that's suddenly been reactivated is creating a headache for riders trying to make new trails.

For a few tense hours Greek skies turned into a communications black hole.

Behind the postcard-perfect scenery of glaciers, steep cliffs and waterfalls lies a high-stakes operation to keep the road open and safe no matter the weather. Video

A Dunedin woman is urging people to check they are not booking flights through a third-party agency, after her elderly mother paid far more on flights from Wellington.

More than 800,000 visitors typically flood into the region over the summer peak.

Tourism New Zealand says it's on track to hit its visitor arrival targets after receiving millions of dollars from the government.

The Tourism Minister has set her sights on doubling the value of tourism exports and growing the number of Kiwis working in the industry.

A Marlborough Sounds tourism operator says restricted access road closures is leaving them cut off from customers at the start of the peak summer season.

Two other contractors were also sentenced for contributing to the slip that inundated a residential street, forcing dozens of evacuations. Audio

The move would help protect Piopiotahi for future generations, with talks creating a strong foundation for the future, chief executive Haylee Preston says.