Moves to rush through laws against fouling public areas may not be effective in urban zones.

The first thing I do when I enter a new hotel room isn't to go straight to the window to check out the view, test-bounce the bed or look into the bathroom to see whether the toiletries are Molton Brown or Gilchrist & Soames.

More than 1000 Christchurch residents moved overseas in March.

All over New Zealand, local authorities are looking for ways to make the most of the tournament and its tourism opportunities.

Tourist numbers from Britain are down more than 11 per cent, and there are fears the market could drop for three years.

Cathy Cooke's experience hasn't made her bitter about adventure tourism - just angry about safety standards.

Natural disasters have put the tourism sectors in Christchurch and Queensland on the back foot but the Aussies have already come out swinging with the cleverly named "Nothing beats Queensland" campaign.

Jetstar will review a blurb on its website that contains some less-than-flattering descriptions of Cairns.