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.

Police have a word of advice for the thousands preparing for New Year's Eve celebrations.

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.

There is a clique of people who play board games all year round.

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

Business NZ CEO Phil O'Reilly says there's more to like about NZ than the "clean and green" image.

A global travel magazine highlights Kaikoura as a place to have a whale of a time over Christmas.

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

NZ's lush green pastures, snowy mountain peaks and clear lakes are turning the country into a "wedding photo tourism" hotspot.

Murray McCully has urged experts meeting in Wellington to recommend ways of preventing a tourist boat disaster from ever happening in Antarctica.

Auckland Museum director Vanda Vitali, and the museum trust board are embroiled in a performance dispute.