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.

Lion Man Craig Busch will not let scammers put him off trying to regain Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens or open another big-cat park.

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.

On a pool table at a Fox Glacier pub, a variety of drinks were arranged alongside the words "RIP Boys", as locals remembered their friends killed in Saturday's plane crash.

Westin Hotel workers, organised by the Unite Union, have issued a press release saying they have "vowed to fight for every job".

There have been more than 1000 submissions against plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach.

About 100 staff at the Auckland's five-star Westin hotel are losing their jobs as most of its rooms are shut down.

Westin Hotel's receivers are planning to shed up to 100 staff, throwing Rugby World Cup visitor plans into disarray, say investors in the property.

Two Christchurch car rental companies have been ordered to pay large fines and reparations for ripping off tourists.