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What Hawaiian Airlines' new owner means for the Kiwi travel market
Alaska Air has taken over and already deals are being offered to boost traffic

'Some weird s***': Alarming texts sent from missing tourist's phone
A tourist was on a 'bucket list' trip. She never made it. Then the weird texts started.

Top picks for visiting Maui, Hawaii’s ‘Valley Isle’
Vuk Malobabic, General Manager for Norwegian Spirit shares his best tips.

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Kiwi film opens Hawai’i International Film Festival
Miki Magasiva’s Christchurch-based film has 'incredible' world premiere in Honolulu.

Get spooked in Nevada's notorious ghost towns this Halloween
This week's Travel Alerts: May you never run out of things to do and places to go.

Chomping down bigtime: Fast-food giant expanding in NZ
New outlets across the country contributed to the New Zealand arm performing strong.

Warning issued over scam website purportedly livestreaming waka ama champs
Fans are advised to go through individual clubs' Facebook pages to follow the events.

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A cruise for every style of traveller.

I gifted my parents a vacation to Hawaii, but all they've done is complain
The internet seems divided over who is in the wrong.

Pirates of the Caribbean actor killed in shark attack
Tamayo Perry, 49, died in the attack near Goat Island, Hawaii.

One of world's most active volcanoes erupts again
A warning has been issued to the region to avoid volcanic smog travelling downwind.

'Rampant trespassing': Hawaii demolishes attraction because tourists couldn’t behave
Despite being closed for four decades, it is an instantly recognisable tourist location.

What led to a body being encased in concrete within exclusive gated community
He used coffee grounds to cover the cement in an effort to conceal the smell.

Waka ama team paddles to Hawaii competition
The masters team will swap Lake Taupō in winter for the Pacific Ocean in summer.

Restaurant Brands profit sliced almost in half
Kiwi company's California outfit fails to sizzle as inflation takes a bite.

Thousands track Taylor Swift’s flight into Melbourne for Eras Tour
The luxury private jet quickly became the world’s most-tracked flight.

Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, no tsunami expected
There was a power outage affecting about 300 customers in Naalehu.

Thousands of housing units to be built for Māui residents after devastating fires
Almost 100 people were killed and thousands left homeless after the devastating wildfire.