New Zealand is the third-most expensive place in the world to visit based on the prices of meals, drinks and other tourist items, says a British survey.

Whangamata has cemented itself as the top summer holiday spot for the fifth year running, according to home booking website Bookabach.

Waiheke Island has been dubbed a must-visit destination for 2013 by the New York Times - a tourism coup an advertising executive says many would give their eye teeth for.

Editorial: Once, the Prime Minister's visit to Antarctica this week would have placed him among a select group. Not any more.

Heavy machinery was needed to winch out a tour bus that became stuck in soft sand on Ninety Mile Beach.

SkyCity and the company that runs the SkyWalk adventure on its tower have said very little since the incident on Saturday.

The great Kiwi camping holiday seems to be dropping out of favour, with few people willing to rough it in the wild without some modern comforts.

Health experts say Kiwis travelling to Indonesia should pay close attention to the source of any alcohol they drink, and avoid jugs of pre-made liquor.

A Kiwi teenager has died after drinking a methanol-laced drink while celebrating New Year in Indonesia - and his grandfather says the death is "murder, really".

A teenager has reportedly been blinded after drinking a methanol-laced cocktail in Bali.

The world's most populous nation has toppled the UK as NZ's second-biggest pool for visitors, though still well behind Australia.

The head of China Southern Airlines wants to forge a relationship with Air New Zealand to build on each others' domestic networks.

A group of more than 200 top Chinese travel agents have arrived in Auckland on a double-decker Airbus A380 plane.

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.

A new Government report shows campervan tourists are spending close to $500m a year in New Zealand.

In a sign of the times motorhome rental operator Tourism Holdings is setting up RV supermarkets in Auckland and Christchurch.

New Zealand's ports are at a critical point - improve their infrastructure to support the expanding cruise ship industry or lose the business.

John Key has dismissed criticism of New Zealand's "100% Pure" brand, by comparing it to a McDonalds marketing campaign.

Editorial: Russel Norman is absolutely right to say that scientists must be free to perform their academic duty to report environmental degradation.

The 101 best things about New Zealand have been listed - and there are a few you wouldn't expect.

An abandoned Fiji resort that Bridgecorp poured $106 million into is being revived by the island nation's military rulers.