Quake-hit South Island businesses which are facing a tourist season without highway access say a Government relief package is a good start.

Whale Watch Kaikoura is overwhelmed by the support they have received following a temporary closure after Monday's quake.

Kaikoura's surfers are anxiously waiting for a swell to see what the weekend's earthquake means for the region's famous surf breaks.

Port of Malborough expects to find out today whether the ferry terminal building at Picton is structurally sound.

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Tourists are heading to the South Island's West Coast in their droves after the devastating east coast earthquake.

Tourism operators say there have been no reports of cancellations following the earthquakes but the industry is in damage control because of potential damage to NZ's image.

Steven Joyce has been charged with putting together a "business continuity package" for Kaikoura.

Tourism is booming in Whakatane. Latest statistics show travellers to the region injected 115 million dollars into the local economy last year. That's an increase of 20 percent over the last three years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

For the fourth year in a row, Air New Zealand has been named the best way to fly.

The earthquake will put pressure on the construction sector and could bring further interest rate cuts, says the ASB.

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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.

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

From today Emirates will operate an all-A380 super jumbo fleet in New Zealand boosting capacity to 2500 seats a day.

More than 200 Dreamworld staff returned to an eerily quiet theme park on Monday.

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.

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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.