More protests possible as trust tries to get tourist vessels to pay for access to Hole in the Rock.

Air NZ will form a deep alliance with Singapore Airlines, resuming flights to the southeast Asian country and gaining access to the Singaporean carrier's huge regional market.

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.

A blockade at the entrance to Hole in the Rock is being considered as part of a long-running row over money and mana.

New Zealand's inbound migration remained elevated in November as new migrants kept arriving and fewer locals drifted across the Tasman.

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.

Vandals have targeted the Beaumont section of the new Clutha Gold Trail, causing thousands of dollars' damage.

Our latest batch of citizens are embracing the multicultural nature of the country they now call home.

Market changing, report finds, and while numbers are growing future is in visitors who want to stay longer.

Tourism firms find it up to 15 per cent more difficult finding staff than the New Zealand average, according to a government report.

Signs of higher-spending visitors and longer trips after Chinese travel sellers told to offer better quality packages.

New Zealand needs tourists who spend more money, rather than just more people through the airport gates, Prime Minister John Key says.

Former Westland mayor Durham Havill says he is forming a new private company to build a "class one highway" from Haast to Milford Sound via the Hollyford Valley.

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.

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.

A motel made up of converted planes, trains, and ships and featuring Hobbit holes is on the market.

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.

China Southern Airlines will be the first carrier to operate scheduled Boeing 787 Dreamliner services to New Zealand from Monday.

The growing number of Chinese visitors passing through Auckland Airport can now see flight arrival and departure information displayed in Chinese.

New rules in China could cut the number of tourists coming to New Zealand but those who do come should spend more.

New Zealand had its highest net gain of migrants in more than 10 years last month, as even fewer Kiwis left for Australia.