Profits have fallen at national airline Air New Zealand, with the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes hitting the company hard.

A Las Vegas casino resort took on a Kiwi flavour this week when top band Opshop played in front of about 600 New Zealanders.

At the height of the aviation chaos caused by the ash cloud, I commented to my wife, "It's going to be interesting to see the outcome of this ... "

The latest in a series of Air NZ promotional videos featuring US celebrities and the Jim Henson Company-created puppet Rico, has been released.

It's the refund you can claim when your airfare is non-refundable - but few travellers appear to know about it.

Weather forecasters say worst of electrical storms over but heavy snow likely in south.

Cantabrians will be in Brisbane to cheer on the Crusaders in this weekend's Super 15 final, but they might not necessarily be in the stands.

Four times in the past week, I have put my life in the hands of Air New Zealand's decision to fly under an ash cloud.

The impact of Alasdair Thompson’s controversial comments last week is still being felt with Air New Zealand withdrawing its Employers and Manufacturers Association membership.