Rugby World Cup organisers now say up to 95,000 visitors will come to New Zealand for the tournament, with 27,000 staying at least a month.

Rising sea levels and more frequent winter storms are threatening the city of Venice. City officials are looking at ways of paying for its survival.

An 11-deck cruise ship arriving for the Rugby World Cup has been forced to slash prices by half in a bid to spark interest among Kiwis.

A court injunction is being drafted to save the big cats at Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens, after receivers moved in to take control of the Northland park today, the current operator says.

Price gouging could prevent NZ ever holding the Rugby World Cup again, the head of the IRB says.

A luxury travel company which signed two All Black legends has apologised for delays in attracting millionaire visitors.

A five-star, 300-room hotel will fill former America's Cup sites on one of the most valuable pieces of waterside property in the country.

Overseas visitors are ditching brochures and tuning into radio as their preferred travel guide to New Zealand.