Estimates from the Ministry of Tourism point to lower numbers of British rugby fans traveling here for the 2011 World Cup.

Overseas visitors spent 1.7 million guest nights in commercial accommodation in February.

A new agreement gives Air NZ access to parts of the US not previously available with its current airline partners.

The Auckland Regional Council has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 to a developer.

A bid to set up a North Shore version of a Brazilian "love motel" has struck trouble after neighbouring businesses withdrew offers to hire out their carparking spaces on busy nights.

An Aussie couple who bought a Lotto ticket on a whim, while holidaying in NZ, are winging their way back across the Tasman to collect their $250,000 prize.

The opposition has seized on an article in the Economist which derides New Zealand's "clean, green" image as the Government continues to deal with fallout after Monday's mining plans announcement.

The lure of up to $4.3bn worth of gold and silver the Govt says is sitting in the hills is hard to ignore for some Great Barrier residents.

John Key says having to pay to use an internationally renowned walking track "isn't ideal", but it is better than the track being closed.

Travellers have voted Auckland International Airport one of the world's best in the annual Skytrax World Airport awards.

The Government's draconian plans for our National Parks seem like something from another age, out of step with the rest of the world.

Greedy accommodation operators cashing in on next year's World Cup NZ risks tarnishing NZ's reputation as a fair nation, one travel executive says.

NZ should be prepared for international criticism for its plan to open conservation land to mining, a tourism expert says.

Tourism NZ is looking to Scribe, Liam Finn and The Mint Chicks to uncover out-of-the-way spots for tourists and draw younger Australian travellers.