The country's top tourism businesses have been named - plus the top people's choice.

Bach owners and property managers are upset that they will now have to pay more.

Paua divers pushed for ban which tourism industry says is based on outdated law

Investor and philanthropist is worth $6.3b and has lodges in other parts of New Zealand.

One of the most luxurious ships in the world is heading here as high-end competition grows

COMMENT: The airport is playing catch-up with a big build - and you're paying for it.

China is New Zealand's second biggest visitor market. And more are expected next year.

The 2019 China-NZ Year of Tourism will put focus on travel between the two countries.

A second Air New Zealand flight has had to turn back in the last week.

A report out today calls for ''myth busting'' about conditions in the tourism industry.

New Zealand continues to be a tourist hotspot and visitor spending is soaring.

The increased number of voyages and passengers boosted spending by $67m

This pushes the development at Commercial Bay into billion-dollar territory.

A hotel defends room signs like ''blow me'' and ''swallow, it's safe'' as ''quirky''.

While organisers are confident the city will cope the influx will stretch resources.

Chilean expat Felipe Rebolledo talks about how his multi-faceted tourism business.

Four trails will be linked by a 122km extension to the network.

As part of new series, the Herald showcases the changing urban face of New Zealand.

Visitor spending data has been deficient, leading to a shake-up of the system.

A lingerie retailer and a tourism operator have stood out among hundreds.

An unscheduled refueling stop nearly went horribly wrong.

Of the money spent on Auckland tourism for the past year, $3.9 billion was spent by Kiwis.

The news follows a string of other big new hotel announcements in the last few days.

Fancy a walk? New gates at Auckland Airport are 1.7km from international processing.

Kiwis are cruising in record numbers but the industry is worried about facilities.

The $25 - $35 charge could cause problems unless it is well designed

Hotel developer has five more buildings up his sleeve.

A new report shows Queenstown requires major investment to boost infrastructure.

The incident is being reported as the deadliest such accident in almost two decades.

Garth and Angie London realised it was time for a change in their early 50s