New Zealand has cracked a milestone, with a record-breaking 3,002,982 visitors for the year to July.

Commonwealth Bank economist Gareth Aird says the weak Australian currency is enticing tourists from home and abroad, helping the economy to rebalance and stimulate growth.

New Zealand guest nights fell in June as overnight stays in the North Island declined, snapping five months of gains in the island.

Guest nights fell across all accommodation sectors except backpacker stays.

New Zealand's listed companies are expected to present solid results to the market in the coming months but analysts are predicting cautious outlooks.

New Zealand's tourism sector is on track to overtake dairy as New Zealand's biggest export earner and the country will soon crack three million visitors a year.

The Dreamliner has been scheduled to fly Melbourne-Auckland and Auckland-Sydney every Monday for seven weeks.

A heavyweight travel industry coalition is calling for the Government to rethink its proposed border tax.

Macquarie says Jetstar will have a big fight on its hands to make money from its planned new regional operations.

Talk show star Oprah Winfrey says she's excited to visit New Zealand for the first time when her multi-city tour, "An Evening with Oprah" comes to Auckland in December.

A global airline organisation says the looming travel tax could cost jobs and is a breach of aviation principles.

A tourism leader has branded the Government's new travel tax as ludicrous and hypocrisy.

The boost was fuelled by a rebound in both domestic and international travellers and a lift in South Island and hotel park stays.

A new duty-free operator at Auckland International Airport is promising a little less of the hard sell that annoyed travellers.

The average price for a San Francisco hotel room has jumped 88 per cent in the past year to US$397 a night.

A new exhibition of tourism posters in Rotorua shows how New Zealand has changed - and not changed - the way we sell ourselves to the world.

Flight Centre says it has been contacted by Kiwis customers worried about access to cash while holidaying in Greece.

China Eastern says it'll soon start flying between Auckland and Shanghai year-round - and travellers are the winners.

A sagging New Zealand dollar will provide an extra boost to the tourism industry, still glowing from a record summer season.

NZ has had a net gain of 57,800 migrants in the year through May - the 10th consecutive record-breaking month.

A regional air fare war is looming as Jetstar starts services to provincial cities where Air New Zealand has had a stranglehold.

Jetstar plans to start flights to new regional destinations later this year in what will be a major shake-up for domestic air travel.

The national carrier's shares dropped 10 per cent ahead of an impending Jetstar announcement.

Jetstar is about to make a significant announcement on the expansion of its domestic operations.

The $1.3b megaship Ovation of the Seas has been confirmed to visit next year but in Auckland passengers may have to be ferried from the ship to shore in small boats.

Qantas and American Airlines have announced a significant expansion of flying across the Pacific - opening up the possibility of new flights.

American football is coming to New Zealand for the "Southern Bowl", which is tipped to inject millions into the economies of Auckland and Wellington.

A Japanese tourist who missed her bus outside a rural New Zealand cave attraction is overwhelmed by the kindness of local people who came to her aid.

The revamped design of the SkyCity convention centre has divided critics, with one urban design expert saying it looks like "a ship beached up on Nelson St".