Priority needs to be given to projects that will enhance tourism.

Businesses are being warned against price gouging during the Lions Tour.

Lake Waikaremoana was a top summer stop-off this season. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

Profiteering on the Lions tour does not do Auckland's reputation any good.

New Zealand-bound Lions fans are facing huge surges in accommodation prices.

Home coffee-brewing classes and a tour of a private winery are among the NZ adventures.

Local commentators apportion much of the blame to the rise of Airbnb.

The hotel would accommodate up to 450 guests in two wings of three and four levels.

Auckland accommodation firms want more facts about the body they may have to fund.

Chinese visitors see more of the country after Air NZ switched its tourism strategy.

Chinese tourists are spreading to more parts of New Zealand and spending more.

Phil Goff is planning to water down his 'pillow tax' opposed by councillors and hotels.

P&O Cruises is expanding its New Zealand operations.

Flight Centre says restrictions on equipment on planes pose challenges for travellers.

There has been a "monster" increase in visitors at Franz Josef Glacier.

After many years without a Sheraton hotel, Auckland is about to get the brand back.

COMMENT: Guess who pays bill if wharf plan proceeds?

Organisers of the upcoming mountain biking festival hope it will crack the $10 million mark for the country's economy.

The lodge is expected to have spin-offs for tourism in the Rotorua and Taupo districts.

The French Embassy has asked tourists to "display good manners'' while touring NZ.

New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed, partly bolstered by the tourism sector.

A deal to allow for 14 flights a week to Colombia has been signed and more agreements are in the pipeline.

A visitor tax is suggested as the fairest way to ensure tourists contribute to cover their costs.

Local Govt NZ estimates the country needs to plan for $1.38b of new facilities for tourists.

A new 250-room Pullman Auckland Airport will be located next to AccorHotels' Novotel hotel.

The country saw 92,000 visitors from Germany and 215,000 from Britain last year.

"What I saw was beyond a joke. I ran out on to the road waving my arms and yelling, trying to get them to stop."

Auckland's shrinking supply of hotel rooms is putting NZ's tourism growth at risk, says Colliers International.

Airbnb is open to paying bed taxes here if required, and already does so in other parts of the world.