The Jetstar check-in assistant accused of attacking radio "shock-jock" Iain Stables at Auckland Airport will fight the charges.

A 50-year-old bus driver sacked for sexual harassment denies the claims - but admits she talked about getting 'pissed' with 15-year-olds.

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.

High-speed trains linking Australia's big eastern seaboard cities are again on the horizon.

The small French airline Aigle Azur has become the first European-based carrier to resume flights to Baghdad since the early 1990s.

NZ entrepreneur Derek Handley has paid a deposit for one of the first rides on Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights.

Auckland International Airport says it is expecting net profit in a range from $112 million to $118m for the 2011 financial year, when one-off items are excluded.

A friend of a woman killed by a repeat driver has asked for a ministerial inquiry into the justice system's handling of the offender.

A huge majority of police want New Zealand's drink driving limit lowered, new survey results show.

A motorist has slammed the long weekend road safety drive as a money-making scheme after being fined by an officer he says popped out from behind a power pole with a speed gun.