Tourism NZ has confirmed a promotional video has been indefinitely pulled off the internet after it featured a campervan driving on the wrong side of the road.

South Island-based Ngai Tahu made $109.3 million net annual profit, down $36.1 million on last year because of lower earthquake damage insurance payouts.

Every time the Prime Minister tries to advance something that does not address one of the country's more pressing problems, he is harangued.

Drunken British architects are facing obscenity charges after police catch them cavorting naked in Rome fountain.

New Zealand's annual net migration rose to a record in August as Indian and Chinese students continued to flock to courses offered by local educational institutions.

Air NZ has launched a swathe of projects and goals as part of its new sustainability framework.

The number of tourists visiting Cuba has risen 17 per cent since the restoration of diplomatic ties between Washington and Havana after a 50-year hiatus.

Hotel on Auckland's waterfront will start next year and is one of the largest Chinese investments in New Zealand.

Australians are being encouraged by Queenstown's tourism body to pull a sickie and fly to the resort for a long weekend.

Campervan rental company Tourism Holdings has boosted annual profit 81 per cent after strengthening its balance sheet and improving margins.

Rapid increase in visitors who are spending more suggests country offering good value for money.

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.

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

Tourism New Zealand has launched a new campaign in partnership with Facebook: The Kombi Diaries.

This is the ultimate rugby fan's dream - a chance to win a sleepover in a renovated corporate box at Eden Park on the eve of next month's Bledisloe test.

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.