Grant Bradley is the Business Herald’s Deputy Editor, Aviation and Tourism Writer.
Grant Bradley is the deputy editor at the Business Herald, based in Auckland. He has worked at the New Zealand Herald for more than 30 years in senior roles including chief reporter and deputy news editor, and his current role also writes about tourism and aviation. He was the Australasian Aviation Press Club journalist of the year in 2016 and has also won awards from that organisation for multimedia coverage and news reporting on airlines. He has written extensively about the energy sector for the Business Herald. Earlier in his career, he worked at The Press in Christchurch, London News Service and the New Zealand Press Association. He won the Harry Brittain fellowship to study journalism in the UK in 1995, was awarded the inaugural MFAT Focus Latin America study grant in 1996 and a Royal Norwegian Embassy grant to study the energy sector in Norway in 2015. Grant Bradley can be contacted at grant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz.
Christchurch Rich List family firm buys US honey business
Christchurch-based healthy products business is run by ex-Air NZ marketing boss Mike Tod.
'The land of cute': Cabin crew help drive tourist numbers at alpaca business
The herd of 170 of the gentle animals in Akaroa is a magnet for tourists.
What's on offer at $30,000 a night luxury lodge
The lodge has an ultra luxe farmhouse charm but it's the wildlife that leaves its mark.
Big catch: The $3000-a-night NZ fishing lodge bought by global luxury operator
The Nelson fly-fishing lodge is internationally famous.
Desert oasis: How to grow three tonnes of lettuce a day where it’s as dry as dust
World's biggest vertical farm serving up fresh produce for Emirates passengers.
Air NZ crew barred from Hong Kong after Dreamliner diversion
Crew confined to aircraft after Hong Kong authorities refused to process them.
The Government move farmers are happy with
Up to 18,000 migrant workers given more certainty by Government move.
Watch: Armada of ships off Gisborne the biggest in a century
Red hot demand for logs, shipping and weather disruption means big queue.
Cherry Christmas: China Airlines swoops in to get NZ fruit to market
Airlines about to lift thousands of tonnes of cherries to Asia.
What's eating Waihi? Battle lines drawn in the dig for more gold
Gold, frogs and politics - miners get go-ahead to open a new front.
Cleaning up Waihi: What OceanaGold has budgeted for rehab
A new report finds there could be 1.6m ounces of gold to dig out of the area.
Former A2 Milk boss Jayne Hrdlicka moves back to airlines
Former Jetstar boss heading back to airlines at time of industry's worst financial crisis.
Pumped up: What's the alternative to $4b hydro scheme?
Electricity market would be fundamentally changed by scheme labelled an overbuild.
Tarras International Airport: Pilots welcome plans
Pilots group says new airport would be a good alternative to tricky runways in the south.
A town called Tarras: Why Christchurch Airport wants to expand
A town famous for its hermit sheep could have Dreamliners landing there in coming years.
Tiwai Point closure: What Transpower must spend to shift excess power north
Energy prices may fall but consumer power bills may also be affected by transmission cost.
Closing Tiwai Pt could push up power prices for everyone - Contact
Shifting excess power north means transmission charges could climb.
Regional airports at risk in price change push - industry group
Regional airports could suffer in changes to the Civil Aviation Act says airport group
Jetstar's regional exit: Air NZ's plans to plug the gaps
Jetstar delivers a gift to next Air New Zealand CEO.
Mercury begins $1 billion move to wind power
The operation will be the third biggest in the country when it is finished in 2020.
Virgin Australia beefed up for transtasman battle
Virgin Australia says it's ready to go it alone after bust up with Air NZ.
Sparks flying between power companies
Genesis says an industry-wide approach could be the best way to help needy consumers.
Mercury and Genesis take swipe at Meridian's pricing stance
Meridian says it wants to expose ''dirty secrets'' but Mercury says its price scheme best.
Qantas flies to a record profit of A$1.6b
Qantas has unveiled a record underlying pre-tax profit of A$1.6 billion.
Qantas pitches in for drought-stricken regions
The airline is responding to the worst drought in more than 50 years.
Airline burger wars: Who's winning between Virgin and Air NZ
Virgin's lunchtime burger giveaway in Auckland today is a clever ploy, says expert
Virgin Australian launches burger wars
It's a bit of fun but these airlines are meant to be mates.
Z Energy pays $1.5m to offset impact of carting fuel
But the company says it won't cover the cost of offsetting the fuel it sells.
Christopher Luxon's call on top job at Fonterra
The Air NZ chief exec says he has been approached about the top job at the dairy giant.
Biofuel partly powers Cathay Pacific flight from Airbus
Airlines experiment with alternative fuels but hydrocarbons are proving hard to replace.
Budget 2018: Tourism NZ takes a hit for marketing
The country's tourism marketing organisation has had its funding cut.
Mustard power for Melbourne-bound Dreamliner
A Qantas Dreamliner flight using a biofuel blend marks a milestone for alternative fuels
The top wine revealed at Air NZ awards
A chardonnay has triumphed at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards
Watch: Getting tourists off the beaten track
Tourism New Zealand has launched a two-year campaign to get visitors to the regions.
Singapore Air serves up Kiwi craft beer
Singapore Airlines will serve Garage Project beer in a first for a Kiwi craft brewer.
Drone safety message not getting through
Pilots want stricter rules for drones and the CAA says the safety message is not working.
NZ's lure as the 'loneliest, loveliest land'
NZ's safety and natural beauty mean overseas tourists are flocking to our parks.
Plan to power aircraft with trash
Cathay Pacific has taken a stake in a company producing bio fuel out of city waste.
Bugs delay Z's biodiesel
Z Energy hopes its bio-diesel plant which uses animal fat to make fuel will be operational within the next two months after delays last year.
Jetstar's $40m boost for the regions
Jetstar's regional operations could boost the economy of four centres it serves by about $40 million a year, according to Infometrics
Export groups welcome China trade pact progress
The extension of New Zealand's Free Trade Agreement with China has been welcomed by exporters
What the quake means for the economy
The earthquake will put pressure on the construction sector and could bring further interest rate cuts, says the ASB.
Biofuel a long-term bet: Luxon
Air New Zealand is looking for biofuel suppliers, but warns replacement for jet fuel is some way off.
Kiwi-born firm's biofuel breakthrough for Virgin Atlantic
A company founded in New Zealand has produced large quantities of biofuel from industrial waste gases for Virgin Atlantic in what is being hailed as a breakthrough for low carbon fuel.
Driving to the end of the Oil Age
Falling demand - not an oil shortage - will create the energy industry's next revolution.
Tourism earnings almost trump dairy
Tourism is edging closer to dairy as New Zealand's top export earner with a 17 per cent boost to nearly $12 billion in the past year.
New travel tax hypocrisy: tourism boss
A tourism leader has branded the Government's new travel tax as ludicrous and hypocrisy.
SFO's Hubbard decision near
The Serious Fraud Office is due this week to outline its next move in its investigation of Allan Hubbard.