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Auckland Airport buys stake in Queensland airports
Auckland International Airport says it is spending $166m on a 24.55pc stake in the company that owns two airports in Queensland.

<i>Al Morrison:</i> Conservation makes good business sense
DoC Director-General Al Morrison weighs in the debate surrounding the controversial Cathedral Cove refreshments stall.

More than a wharf needed to encourage cruise ships
For 17 days last year, up to 2000 passengers got off their luxury liner and stepped onto a wharf with a tin shed and little in the way of basic services.

Great Barrier wants cycleway link
Great Barrier Island is emphasising its wealth of natural features and paucity of cars in an application to become part of the New Zealand Cycleway.

Police: Teach tourists road rules
Police want more effort to be put into educating foreign tourists about driving in New Zealand to stop them dying on our roads.

Holiday ruined by spying neighbours
A family were evicted from their rental bach and left $1300 out of pocket after a neighbour dobbed them in for breaking the rules.

Sailing with a sea monster
Tim Adams roams the 17 decks and neighbourhoods of The Oasis of the Seas - the world's largest 'megaliner'.

Zero-risk approach 'would kill outdoor guiding'
The outdoor guiding industry needs to make greater efforts to control hazards, the Labour Department says in a report on the death of a guide on Aoraki/Mt Cook.

Thousands head for New Year hotspots
Holiday hotspots are filling fast, as New Zealanders prepare to celebrate the New Year.

'Nothing but positive feedback' for Cathedral Cove stall
The owner of a seaside stall that locals accuse of spoiling pristine Cathedral Cove says tourists are relieved to see him at the end of a long, hot walk.

<i>Celebrating success:</i> Strategy in the board game room
There is a clique of people who play board games all year round.

Anger as icecream stall opens in 'paradise'
Residents and holidaymakers are appalled by a DoC-approved icecream stall operating at Coromandel's Cathedral Cove.

<i>Phil O'Reilly:</i> 'Clean and green' is a fantasy that sets us up to fail
Business NZ CEO Phil O'Reilly says there's more to like about NZ than the "clean and green" image.

NZ town named among world's top spots
A global travel magazine highlights Kaikoura as a place to have a whale of a time over Christmas.

Tourist numbers edge up
The number of visitors arriving from overseas edged up slightly in November compared to a year earlier.