While initially reluctant, it didn't take long for a former pilot to become a cruiser.

Crew left "buzzing" after spotting the world's largest animal feeding in the Hauraki Gulf.

Kauri Cliffs, at Matauri Bay, was also rated the world's fourth best hotel.

An increase in international visitors is pushing hotels to bursting point.

The best piece of advice for millennial would-be travellers: "just go".

The team behind Dunedin's latest hotel bid has urged a consent panel to back the project.

New Tourism NZ boss Stephen England-Hall took his own path to the top.

Skyline Rotorua keeps it local with the company's new general manager.

First details emerge of new 200-room Auckland hotel.

Lifeguards warn campaigns to attract visitors to the regions increase the drowning risk.

Lions fans helped bring a surge of overseas visitors into the country last month.

Two Kiwis reportedly injured during nights out drinking in Croatia.

"They don't care about locals. It's all about money". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Chinese tourists want more from NZ hotels and are getting more adventurous.

Actor and New Zealand fan Bryce Dallas Howard is the face of a US tourism campaign.

A tourism role advertised on Seek is offering an "Auckland" salary in Taumarunui.

No more overseas visitors than usual came to Auckland for the Blues vs Lions game.

A small tourism business in the Far North plans to grow following a $30,000 award.

A Lion's fan has warned others after he was wrongfully accused of damaging a campervan.

Visitors who have poured into Milford Sound have been surveyed on their impressions.

An Indonesian celebrity is part of a Tourism NZ campaign in her country.

Australians are being targeted by a new campaign to get tourists driving to the regions.

Tourism New Zealand has launched a two-year campaign to get visitors to the regions.

Rotorua Museum will remain closed for the 'foreseeable future' as report reveals damage.

Expecting tourists to pay more than locals is defensible, whether in Venice or Thailand.

Details of a new $70m hotel under construction have been revealed.

Icon Co from Australia will build New Zealand's tallest apartment tower.

6 per cent rise in visitor spend, with $721m in Tauranga and $93m in Western Bay.

Two luxury 5-star apartments are set to open in Rotorua with five more on the way.

Hacks to help you get a seat at the pointy end of the plane.