The Westin hotel is "making the best of a bad situation" as a dispute between the owners and receivers rumbles on.

Bar and restaurant owners are being advised to put prices up next Friday to compensate for the GST increase coming into force.

Joelle Thomson goes with the flow at a luxury escape in the heart of the city.

The number of overseas visitors coming to this country hit a record for the month of August.

New 'space taxis' could be blasting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida as soon as in 2015, according to Boeing.

For a compact round of golf with the kids, complete with novelty fun factor.

Some NZ regions have been singled out as overpriced, overhyped or just plain boring.

Footage from the storm-battered Pacific Sun has emerged showing those on board hanging on for their lives as they dodge waves of furniture.

Several Christchurch hotels have slashed room rates in the wake of Christchurch's "horrendous" magnitude 7.1 quake, with one hotel chief saying everybody needed to "chip in".

Canterbury tourism officials say the best way people can help is to keep bookings they have made and continue visiting the region.

Ancient caves, deadly snakes and hungry crocs - Pamela Wade experienced it all during a trip to Queensland's Capricorn Coast.

If you need a break, don't discount a weekend "away" enjoying parts of Auckland you may have lost touch with. Cate Foster reconnected with the city.

Christchurch tourism operators say there is some disruption from the earthquake but most are open for business.

The growing number of sightseers in central Christchurch are putting themselves and others in danger, say police.