Tourism

Ski fields are starting to open around New Zealand and in the middle of Te ika a Maui, the ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa are ready for business, Travis Donoghue, Chief Operating Officer of Ruapehu… Audio

Tourism operators are holding out hope for the return of cruise ships - after more than a year without the reliable dose of tourist dollars.

Cruise ships have been banned from entering New Zealand's… Audio

Guests at the Novotel Auckland Airport were told earlier on Tuesday they must stay beyond their mandated 14 days in MIQ, because two others have Covid-19.

The travellers who arrived from Dubai and… Video, Audio

We don't need a handout, we need a vaccine rollout.

That's the message from Queenstown businesses to the government.

As the suspension of the trans-Tasman bubble starts to bite in the tourist… Audio

The high hopes tourism towns had for Australian school holidays have collapsed, with the brakes put on the trans-Tasman bubble.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also ruled out financial help for… Video, Audio

Australia could be on the verge of a national outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Four states and territories have reported new cases and have imposed lockdowns or tighter restrictions.

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The start of the Australian school holidays was meant to be a lifeline for Queenstown's beleaguered businesses, instead that lifeblood has been cut off.

The government has closed the trans-Tasman… Video, Audio

Tourism and hospitality operators are crying out for help as the full trans-Tasman bubble closure dashes hopes of a winter bonanza.

Quarantine-free travel has been halted until at least midnight on… Audio

Southerners are waking to a chilly start today, as a polar blast hits the country.

That's brought a fresh layer of snow for the mountains.

But, that cold white stuff won't replace the cold hard cash… Audio

Tourism and hospitality operators are crying out for help as the full trans-Tasman bubble closure dashes hopes of a winter bonanza.

Quarantine-free travel has been halted until at least midnight on… Audio

A former Christchurch mayor is questioning the value of the city's multi-million dollar economic development agency saying it's not doing enough to grow jobs and industry.

ChristchurchNZ, got just… Audio

A former Christchurch mayor says the city's economic agency should stop focusing on events and tourism, and should put more effort into developing the economy.

ChristchurchNZ was founded four years… Audio

The South Westland town of Franz Josef has survived floods and earthquakes but the lack of international tourists due to border restrictions has forced many of the town's businesses into closure or… Audio

Tourism operators around the country are still holding out hope for a rush of income from the trans-Tasman bubble, months after it opened.

Before the pandemic, Australians made up almost half of all… Audio