A few precautions can help you reach your destination without a health crisis.

Kiwi hiker with broken pelvis progressing slowly as she learns to walk again.

This hot tub spa in Queenstown provides stunning views over the Shotover River.

Up to 14 cases of dengue fever have been reported in New Zealand this month

Donations a "lifesaver" for mum of four with newborn twins who was widowed.

Family faces a $200,000 bill to keep their daughter alive after scooter accident in Bali.

A special app can offer a 'layer of confidence' for people in dangerous situations.

Weary travellers will love this nutritionist's tips for combating jet lag.

From a bout of the bends to a ghastly spell of gastro, there's no telling where or when you may require medical aid on your travels.

From delusions of Paris to mile-high tantrums, travel can do a serious number on your brain

The home of Peppa Pig World in the southern England county of Hampshire has beaten Walt Disney Studios Park, Paris, in a ranking of Europe's best amusement parks.

CDC Director Thomas Frieden told a congressional committee that the U.S. should expect to see "significant numbers" of infections of the Zika virus in U.S. territories and "continued spread around the world".

A globe-trotting Kiwi doctor disciplined for practising without a medical licence says the incident won't slow him down and he'll continue to treat the needy worldwide.

Southern Cross Travel Insurance has axed its $100 claims excess calling it a trivial amount.

Flight NZ5202 Napier to Auckland got a bit bumpy. Altitude drops so steep they forced my guts deep into my groin.

Pamela Wade reminds us what to do when an illegal hitch-hiker comes home with us from an overseas trip.

Planes, trains and cars wreak havoc on your skin. Planes leave your face dry and parched, sun adds wrinkles, humidity means breakouts.

When the good news about your long-haul flight is that there just happens to be a gastroenterologist aboard, then you know the bad news is going to be pretty bad.

For many hikers to Everest Base Camp in Nepal, adding an extra hike to the top of nearby mountain Kala Pattar is out of the question.

Brian Armstrong, an Australian filmmaker with a penchant for strange liquors, has travelled to the most isolated and dangerous corners of the world.

As a fan of cheese, baked beans, cheese-on-baked-beans on toast, beer and rugby, many people wrongly assume I'm also a fan of farting. Let me be absolutely clear: I'm not.

Company's drinks aim to combat the physical stresses of air travel

Health experts say Kiwis travelling to Indonesia should pay close attention to the source of any alcohol they drink, and avoid jugs of pre-made liquor.

A Kiwi teenager has died after drinking a methanol-laced drink while celebrating New Year in Indonesia - and his grandfather says the death is "murder, really".

As soon as she took a bite of the fish caught and prepared for her by some Fijian locals, Amanda Austrin knew something was wrong.

A New Zealand woman has spent more than 30 weeks in hospital and cannot eat properly after she was poisoned while eating fish during a dream holiday in Fiji.