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![Toby Manhire: The moa peril, and other tips for tourists in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Toby Manhire: The moa peril, and other tips for tourists in NZ
Whatever you do, never, ever attempt to feed a moa, warns Toby Manhire. The domesticated varieties might only bite you. The feral roadside moa, however, can be deadly.
![Tourist hotspot in blockade threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tourist hotspot in blockade threat
A blockade at the entrance to Hole in the Rock is being considered as part of a long-running row over money and mana.
![Fewer kiwis drifting across the Tasman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fewer kiwis drifting across the Tasman
New Zealand's inbound migration remained elevated in November as new migrants kept arriving and fewer locals drifted across the Tasman.
![Queenstown property market outpaces European rivals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Queenstown property market outpaces European rivals
Queenstown has emerged as an international heavyweight in the luxury ski resort property market, with new research showing property price growth in the tourist town outstripping traditional high-flying destinations in Europe and the US.
![Air New Zealand tips 20pc earnings jump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Air New Zealand tips 20pc earnings jump
Air New Zealand says its on track to boost earnings by 20 per cent for the first half of the year.
![Key: We need big-spender tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Key: We need big-spender tourists
Market changing, report finds, and while numbers are growing future is in visitors who want to stay longer.
![China law changes tourist mix](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
China law changes tourist mix
Signs of higher-spending visitors and longer trips after Chinese travel sellers told to offer better quality packages.
![Tourism firms hunt hard for staff: report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tourism firms hunt hard for staff: report
Tourism firms find it up to 15 per cent more difficult finding staff than the New Zealand average, according to a government report.
![More tourists spending less money in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
More tourists spending less money in NZ
New Zealand needs tourists who spend more money, rather than just more people through the airport gates, Prime Minister John Key says.
![Brian Rudman: Where culture means Broadway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Brian Rudman: Where culture means Broadway
The thriving performing arts side of Auckland's $1.31 billion arts and culture economy is all but forgotten, writes Brian Rudman.
![Hobbits changing tourism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hobbits changing tourism
Middle-earth mania, strong marketing campaigns and economic growth are reasons for an increase in tourists from Asia and the Americas, says a new survey.
![Auckland's $2.4 billion airport of future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Auckland's $2.4 billion airport of future
Auckland Airport has released plans for a $2.4b 'airport of the future' that includes a sweeping crescent - shaped domestic and international terminal on one site.
![Lincoln Tan: New view of Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Lincoln Tan: New view of Auckland
A half-day tour of Auckland made me see the city with new eyes, but I do wonder how much of what visitors are told is exaggerated.
![Hobbit-themed motel on market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Hobbit-themed motel on market
A motel made up of converted planes, trains, and ships and featuring Hobbit holes is on the market.
![Slow uptake of new safety rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Slow uptake of new safety rules
More than 300 adventure tourism operators slow to engage in a major overhaul of the industry have been issued with reminder letters giving them the hurry up.
![Dreamliner service to NZ about to fly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dreamliner service to NZ about to fly
China Southern Airlines will be the first carrier to operate scheduled Boeing 787 Dreamliner services to New Zealand from Monday.
![Airport's Chinese language flight board](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Airport's Chinese language flight board
The growing number of Chinese visitors passing through Auckland Airport can now see flight arrival and departure information displayed in Chinese.
![China tourist rules tipped to boost spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
China tourist rules tipped to boost spending
New rules in China could cut the number of tourists coming to New Zealand but those who do come should spend more.
![Migration climbs to 10-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Migration climbs to 10-year high
New Zealand had its highest net gain of migrants in more than 10 years last month, as even fewer Kiwis left for Australia.
![Online push pays off for tourism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Online push pays off for tourism
Tourism New Zealand says a big digital push is paying off with a surge in the number of referrals to industry businesses in the past year.
![Key defends 100% pure NZ campaign](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Key defends 100% pure NZ campaign
John Key defended New Zealand's "100 per cent pure New Zealand" tourism campaign in a speech to a tourism conference in Bali focusing on sustainable development.
![McCully keen for Auckland-Dubai direct](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
McCully keen for Auckland-Dubai direct
The prospect of direct Emirates flights between Auckland and Dubai - which would become one of the world's longest commercial aviation routes.