Auckland economic update shows the city's extremely strong performance

Kiwis are less interested in travelling to the US despite the weakening of the greenback, while Americans are interested in one-way flights out.

Hotel accommodation is being squeezed hard by record tourism levels with guest night records continuing to be broken.

Passengers travelling to and from Rotorua Airport are set to arrive at a fully refurbished terminal.

The tourism spend for Auckland is estimated at $7.4 billion for the year to September 2016 - a 9 per cent increase on last year.

Competition on the Auckland-Hong Kong route will heat up with the arrival of Hong Kong Airlines later this week.

This month marks a decade since icebergs thrust Otago into the world spotlight, ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recalls how it played out.

Tourist drank a bottle of vodka before throwing punches, biting a man and abusing and assaulting police in eight-hour Queenstown rampage.

In any crisis event which results in loss of life, making contact with victims and their families should be a top priority.

The Motu Trails fundraising event, highlighted a section of SH2 that could be improved to provide a safer 'coast to coast' ride, linking Opotiki to Gisborne. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Visitor numbers at the Dreamworld theme park could plunge when the Gold Coast facility eventually reopens, an analyst has warned.

China, New Zealand's second-largest tourism market, is set for further growth with an extra 20 weekly flights scheduled by the end of this year.

Christopher Niesche looks at the poor crisis management of the tragedy.

WATCH: Inside the cockpit of the world's newest airliner - Cathay Pacific's $400 million A350.

Dreamworld has cancelled plans for a controversial memorial day just three days after four people died in horrific circumstances at the park.

The decision by Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure to award its CEO an $850k bonus has sparked outrage across the ditch.

Air New Zealand says direct flights to India would require a heavy fuel load.

While he may have harboured his concerns the longest, Jon Armstrong isn't the first person to express fears over the safety of the rides at the theme park.

Kiwi Hayley King rode Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids ride yesterday, just hours before the accident that killed four people.

A Christchurch man has told of his close call with the ill-fated ride after his group let the victims go ahead of them minutes before the four were killed.

A Kiwi mum who visited the theme park for her daughter's birthday says the ride involved in yesterday's tragedy malfunctioned when they visited last week.

Tourism earnings have soared to edge out dairy as New Zealand's top export earner for the first time since 2010. Spending by international tourists grew by almost 20 per cent on the previous year while domestic tourism spending grew by 7.4 per cent giving the sector a $3.8 billion increase on last year.

Tourism earnings have soared to edge out dairy as New Zealand's top export earner for the first time since 2010.

Job advertisements have increased on last year ahead of the holiday season, particularly in hospitality, retail and tourism.

Air New Zealand is this morning offering hundreds of cheap seats to Taranaki.

Lonely Planet described the winning region as having a 'deliciously offbeat new gallery' and being home to 'a magnificent hiking trail'.

American Airlines has launched a sale offering fares of less than $1100 with bonus flights around its network.

The size of AJ Hackett International will double within the next three years as the company looks to forge new territory overseas.

The country's most exclusive luxury lodge that features 3km of pristine coastline, four private beaches and many intimate coves opens today.

Allan Dixon is parlaying a childhood spent taking videos and photos into a way of life.