The daily airlift of human waste is hitting DoC's Great Walks budget.

Tourism minister Paula Bennett is under pressure to help pay for the visitor influx.

Thousands of athletes have started descending on Auckland for the World Masters Games.

Queenstown space so tight that tenants now being offered bunks and 'kind of' single rooms.

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

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

Swimming with dolphins in Akaroa has topped Australia's list of the best bucket list experiences in New Zealand. Also in the top

The signature twang of the Australian accent may soon be heard more around our northernmost region, if a new targeted tourism campaign proves a hit.

Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rooster - starts tomorrow, but celebrations begins tonight and will continue right until the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the new year.

Rotorua's Redwoods Treewalk will now be lit up at night by 30 bespoke David Trubridge lights. The partnership between New Zealand Tourism and Mr Trubridge's design allows the country to be marketed in innovative new ways.

Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are worried about the pressure overseas tourists are putting on the country.

Leveraging Middle Earth has boosted tourism to New Zealand during the past 15 years and will continue in the future, says Tourism New Zealand.

Despite councillors getting behind mayor's visitor levy proposal, tourism sector remains strongly opposed.

This helicopter tour over the South Island was a star-studded affair.

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

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.

Almost 2000 foreign tourists have experienced the Bay of Islands as the cruise ship season kicked off this week.

An additional grant on top of an existing subsidy brought the $88 million Disney film Pete's Dragon to New Zealand.

Rotorua has been showcased in a recent tourism mission to India - one of New Zealand's fastest growing international visitor markets. A

Luxury tourism is booming but lodge owners say luring local staff is a problem and another operator says NZ must broaden marketing.

James Cameron is fronting a new $11 million-plus campaign to market this country overseas.

2017 British & Irish Lions tour just one of the major events which will likely see tourists stung by a "spike" in hotel prices, a Government-commissioned report warns.

Prime Minister John Key is set to announce a boost to funding of tourism infrastructure.

Tourism NZ says 18 per cent of of tourists cite The Hobbit trilogy as their reason for visiting New Zealand.

Successful Tourism NZ boss Kevin Bowler tells Grant Bradley how he does it.

The wrong flag use has been described as "insulting" and "disrepectful" to South Koreans.

Mad Max star has signed on to promote cycling in New Zealand in the Australian market.

The guardians of one of New Zealand's most photographed churches say it is being overrun by tourists and they want visitors to chip in.

A tourism app set to launch this week has been designed to help tourism operators directly target visitors planning the next stage of their itinerary.

Top public sector CEOs reap at least $50,000 in pay rises and bonuses.