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.

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.

Dreamworld is set to reopen on Friday after a horror accident killed four people on one of the theme park's rides.

New Zealand has reaped $14.5 billion from overseas visitors and a tourism group wants the government to reinvest more of the tax they pay.

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.

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.

Qatar Airways will start flying next year and is offering fares as low as $1455 from Auckland to Europe return.

Kiwis spend an estimated $43 million on pre-flight drinks at airports every year.

Young elephant Kham Lha reaches out with her trunk to save the trainer who rescued her as a baby.

The tourism industry and other groups are tackling freedom campers messing up popular tourism spots

Queenstown has been named the top destination in Australasia and Air New Zealand named the best way of getting there in global travel awards.

Cheap fuel isn't always a good thing for airlines, a leading analyst says.

Amazing footage has emerged of a helicopter landing on billionaire Graeme Hart's 107 metre-long superyacht Ulysses.

The company that owns Chateau Tongariro is expecting to produce a profit for the first time in five years.