Tourism

Ngāi Tahu has bought a horse trekking business in Glenorchy to add to its tourism portfolio.

A second company says it wants to build a five-star hotel in Dunedin, just two weeks after a developer announced similar plans.

There are huge untapped tourism and trade opportunities between New Zealand and India, a former high commissioner to India says.

The Queenstown gondola's proposed rebuild is expected to cost about $40 million more than first planned.

Tourist operators and government officials meet this week to discuss whether they're on track to deal with freedom campers in what's expected to be another busy tourist season.

Dunedin tourism officials are looking to the skies for a boost in visitor numbers, with plans for a special night flight to see the Southern Lights.

A new pod-styled backpackers at Christchurch Airport - the first of its kind in the country - is designed to deal with a shortage of budget sleeping options for tourists. Video

The government has given the green light to improving the safety of South Island highways for tourist drivers.

A new funding system is required to ensure smaller communities see the profits being brought in by record numbers of tourists, Local Government New Zealand says.

Samoa has recorded an 11 percent increase in visitor numbers compared to the same period last year.

A shortage of hotels and motels is posing a threat to the tourism boom, a commercial real estate company says.

Tourist arrivals in the Northen Marianas increased by 63 percent last month, signalling a good recovery for the territory after Typhoon Soudelor in 2015.

A tourist driver who killed a Dunedin motorcyclist has been sentenced to community work and reparations. Video

Five years after the Canterbury earthquakes, Christchurch's tourism sector is showing strong signs of rebounding, but tourist operators and leaders say there is still work to do. Video

Business confidence in New Zealand has held steady although firms are a touch more positive about their own outlook.