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China keen to link up with Air NZ
The head of China Southern Airlines wants to forge a relationship with Air New Zealand to build on each others' domestic networks.
Chinese travel agents touch down in NZ
A group of more than 200 top Chinese travel agents have arrived in Auckland on a double-decker Airbus A380 plane.
Beijing opens its door to Kiwi travellers in transit
China has named New Zealand as one of 45 countries whose people will be allowed to stay in Beijing visa-free for up to three days during a transit break from a trip to another destination.
Happy campers spend freely
A new Government report shows campervan tourists are spending close to $500m a year in New Zealand.
THL opens surplus RV supermarkets
In a sign of the times motorhome rental operator Tourism Holdings is setting up RV supermarkets in Auckland and Christchurch.
Ports need better facilities to help cruise industry grow
New Zealand's ports are at a critical point - improve their infrastructure to support the expanding cruise ship industry or lose the business.
PM: '100% Pure' marketing
John Key has dismissed criticism of New Zealand's "100% Pure" brand, by comparing it to a McDonalds marketing campaign.
Editorial: 100 Pure critic needs to be fair and accurate
Editorial: Russel Norman is absolutely right to say that scientists must be free to perform their academic duty to report environmental degradation.
Kiwis put Hanmer top
The 101 best things about New Zealand have been listed - and there are a few you wouldn't expect.
Fiji revives Bridgecorp's resort
An abandoned Fiji resort that Bridgecorp poured $106 million into is being revived by the island nation's military rulers.
No takers on drug tourism proposal
Prime Minister and Tourism Minster John Key won't be drawn into the debate over legalising cannabis to aid tourism, using Northland as a trial area.
Martin Snedden: Easing visas will unlock Chinese market
This decision was made within the context of a wider Govt strategy designed to better optimise the opportunities presented by our fastest-growing visitor market, writes Martin Snedden.
Matamata ready for Hobbit tourism boom
The pub featured in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies will become the centre piece of Matamata's Hobbiton Tour.
Fortunes still rising for Queenstown's gondola
It was one of the most innovative ideas in New Zealand tourism but 45 years after the Skyline gondola in Queenstown carried its first passengers to the top of Bob's Peak, the company behind it has achieved more than anyone believed possible.
Editorial: Govt's deal with one airline wrong
These are lean times for tourism. New Zealand is competing with 140 other destinations to attract them and appears to be doing quite well.
China Southern super jumbo coming to NZ
China Southern Airlines will be flying its double decker super jumbo to Auckland next month.
Brian Rudman: Bring back Nanny State
Pike River is a Third World scandal we thought could never happen in a modern civilised country such as ours, writes Brian Rudman.
China tourist spend jumps nearly 40pc
Money spent by Chinese visitors to New Zealand has soared nearly 40 per cent in the past year, taking it past the UK as our second biggest source of tourism dollars.
Job losses as Air NZ cuts services
Air New Zealand is pulling out of its Hong Kong to London service from March next year, a move that is expected to shed around 70 London-based jobs.
Air NZ gets the keys to new plane
Air New Zealand has taken delivery of the first of its new ATR 72-600 regional aircraft.