Auckland International Airport has posted a 5.5 per cent increase in first-half profit on passenger growth and said full-year earnings would be "at the higher end" of its guidance.

Belgians Pierre-Yves de Ryckel and Amandine Tirtiaux were on their way to the South Island when they lost...

Giant cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers are an increasingly familiar site in the Port of Tauranga.

Unwanted hotel rooms needlessly reserved by Olympic organisers will be a key factor in a tourism slump.

Two proposed mega tourism developments in the South Island have opponents warning that life in a precious World Heritage Area and national parks will suffer.

The economic value of mountainbiking in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Forest has been estimated at five times its annual timber revenue.

Travel experts at Lonely Planet are encouraging tourists to spend some time in Christchurch.

Online flight searches indicate New Zealand may be experiencing a resurgence as a tourist destination among the British public.

Herald reporters have been out and about testing New Zealand's ultimate recreational cycling experience for a five-part summer series beginning today.

One of Queenstown's most established tourism operators, Kawarau Jet, has been ordered to pay $320,500 in costs after it campaigned against a rival jet boat company.