Elisabeth Easther meets Sandy Waters the owner/operator of Snowy Waters Lodge in Raetihi.

Tourism continues to boom in New Zealand with spending by domestic and international visitors approaching $26b for the past year.

Credit card spending in December topped the previous months in 2016, and exceeding the billing of the previous two years.

Bus company InterCity is putting more premium seats in its buses.

Rugby fans could face accommodation and transport nightmares for the British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand.

A shimmering glass tower has been revealed as the new look for Dunedin's proposed five-star hotel.

Each week, Elisabeth Easther gets the story of people in the Kiwi tourism industry. Today, she meets the owner of Auckland Sea Kayaks, Nic Mead.

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It was supposed to be a private room, but this creepy Airbnb host had other ideas when he accepted a Sydney woman's booking.

The tourism industry's biggest challenge is coping with record growth and finding ways to fund infrastructure.

Nearly 800 property owners in Queenstown will be sent a reminder to register their short-term holiday rental room or house as visitor accommodation.

Hundreds of tourists are milling around downtown Greymouth at weekends and evenings.

Mediocre weather means more Kiwis than usual have been planning overseas trips and low fares out today will see those numbers increase, says an agent.

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The $10 billion spend-up on overseas travel is forecast continue but rising oil prices and slowing house price rises could dent demand.

The largest cruise ship to traverse New Zealand's waters, with nearly 6500 passengers and crew members, made its debut in Auckland this morning.

On a good day, you can't beat Mt Ruapehu. But for the skifield company, it isn't all blue skies.

Napier has been titled a must-see destination by The Telegraph this week.

The luxurious Helena Bay Lodge in Northland has been named the world's best new hotel.

Air New Zealand will operate services to a second airport in Tokyo from next year.

New Zealand's booming migration and tourism set new records in November, with arrivals continuing to increase and departures steadily lower.

The biggest cruise ship to visit New Zealand has arrived in picturesque Milford Sound.

We're known for our picturesque beaches, mountains and glaciers, so is this attraction really the best?

The super-rich are booking into this just-opened lakefront penthouse.

Fly Buys chief Stephen England-Hall has been appointed Tourism NZ leader as the visitor industry booms.

Lack of port facilities contributed to P&O ditching plans to bring a 4200-passenger ship to this market, which an industry group says is a wake-up call.

National Party cabinet reshuffle- Rotorua MP Todd McClay remains Minister of Trade and Minister for State Owned Enterprises- He moves

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