New Zealand businesses are enjoying the fruits of a booming cruise ship industry, as tonnes of food and drink are loaded aboard for luxury-loving passengers.

Just how influential are the movies in transforming audiences into potential tourists?

Kiwis flying out of the United Kingdom face hefty fare increases after an increase in British departure taxes that could cost up to $355.

Tourism NZ has slammed a 55 per cent increase in the flight tax tourists from the United Kingdom will have to pay to fly to our shores.

A backlash against big spikes in departure tax for people travelling on long-haul flights from Britain has gone global.

The revamped design for the troubled Rugby World Cup "party central" on Auckland's waterfront is a structure that has been dubbed "The Cloud".

Freedom tourists who do not dispose of waste properly or poo in public spaces are a real problem, Tourism Minister John Key says.

One way or another, Sydneysiders will be introduced to rugby - and New Zealand - later this year.

NZ is set to reap the benefits as the country's premier tourist resort features in a Bollywood blockbuster expected to be seen by 150 million people.

Will a new European climate change travel tax damage NZ tourism?

Tourism NZ is looking to Scribe, Liam Finn and The Mint Chicks to uncover out-of-the-way spots for tourists and draw younger Australian travellers.

New Zealand's premier resort town is riding a wave of tourism growth, and considering how it might handle a trebling of visitor numbers in the next 20 years.

Shooting for a major Bollywood film in Queenstown has been disrupted by a legal dispute over the Kingston Flyer steam train.

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Tourism NZ's globe-trotting 100 per cent Pure New Zealand Rugby Ball has so far cost taxpayers $11 million, but has had fewer than 50,000 visitors