The Government money is for operating costs such as enforcement and temporary facilities.

Hawke's Bay's always had a story to tell. Annie Dundas learned how to tell it to tourists.

Jon Dumble is worried about the impact the industry is having on popular regions.

International tourists drove the increase, especially our friends from across the ditch.

The money raised will be used to 'make sure the tourism industry is sustainable'

Rural GPs say healthcare in regions is affected heavily during peak tourist season.

Plans announced for border levy to help fund conservation and tourism infrastructure.

Tourists and those coming to work in New Zealand face steeper costs.

COMMENT: Kiwi trampers will now bludge off their overseas fellow travellers.

Far North, Kaipara and Whangarei mayors happy to have Barack Obama in Northland.

Council to keep eye on freedom camping numbers.

Kelvin Davis believes freedom campers need to be curbed rather than banned.

Long-term funding needed to help councils meet growing tourist influx, lobby group says.

Eleven of the country's 12 regional areas reported more guest nights in October.

An America's Cup event in Auckland will boost the superyacht and tourism industries.

Kiwi expat believes the accommodation provider was trying to re-sell his booking.

The phrase "I'd rather be dead than cool" on a rental vehicle was deemed offensive.

The offensive slogan was one of many to spark a complaint against the company.

The Government has unveiled a range of measures to boost Chinese tourism.

The signature twang of the Australian accent may soon be heard more around our northernmost region, if a new targeted tourism campaign proves a hit.

Tourism continues to boom in New Zealand with spending by domestic and international visitors approaching $26b for the past year.

It is an uncontroversial fact that the state of the country's freshwater resources has for decades been moving towards ecological collapse.

A Lord of the Rings actor who now works as a tour guide operator has slammed New Zealand's "clean, green" image.

Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are worried about the pressure overseas tourists are putting on the country.

There is less you may be able to get away with in Thailand if authorities go ahead with a bold new tourist rule.

2017 British & Irish Lions tour just one of the major events which will likely see tourists stung by a "spike" in hotel prices, a Government-commissioned report warns.

Prime Minister John Key is set to announce a boost to funding of tourism infrastructure.

The biggest cruise ship to come to New Zealand will stay here for longer this summer and will return for another season

The 26-year-old man has been missing since last Saturday when he set off on a walk on the Pillar Point track between Wharariki and Puponga in Golden Bay.

There are fears for the safety of a German woman believed to be tramping in south Marlborough.