Tourism

The pitch that won New Zealand the right to host the International Naturist Federation World Cup in Upper Hutt in November 2016 - with president Wendy Lowe of the NZ Naturist Federation. Audio

Westport farmer and former general manager of the Buller Community Development Company, Bruce Hamilton, says the loss of Air New Zealand services to Westport will be felt by local businesses and… Audio

Two years ago three Whakatane locals of Ngati Awa descent set up a Maori tourism venture with a difference, in their small home town. It's a down to earth and personal cultural experience which… Audio

The police have wrapped up their examination of the scene of yesterday's road accident near Wanaka, in which three Hong Kong tourists died. Audio

Attempting to procure murder charge against ACDC drummer dropped, Cop basher jailed for six years, six months, Prime Minister offering Pike River families "false hope", Who fired the fatal shot that… Audio

New Zealand's expert in all things Middle Earth, Ian Brodie, has written and illustrated The Hobbit location guidebook, which includes the Pelorus River site in Marlborough and several sites in the… Audio

A Maori tourism leader says images of angry, moko clad warriers are putting tourists off. Audio

Pora had mental age of 10 when he falsely confessed to police, Medical authorities warn 'miracle cure' being promoted in NZ is just bleach, Tourism goal could be derailed by complacency, Melbourne Cup… Audio

An adventure tourism consultant says new safety rules will force at least half of all operators to shut down because of the high cost of compliance. Audio

New safety rules for adventure tourism come into force tomorrow but more than three quarters of the operators are still not registered. Audio

A Chinese tourist had her name scrubbed from a rental car contract and her passenger took over, after driving erratically - even with police in her rearview mirror - near Queenstown today. Audio

Queenstown's business community may be the envy of other centres, with double digit visitor growth year on year and a reputation as one of the top tourist spots in Australasia. Audio

Lobster tourism, drunk elks and the 20 year wait list for an apartment with Maddy Savage. Audio

Queenstown is in the midst of its busiest ever winter. Audio

For the next couple of months, drones are taking pictures and video of visitors holidaying in South Island tourism hotspots. Audio

Steve Wilde considers tourism industry plans to almost double visitor value in under a decade. Audio

New Zealand is embarking on an ambitious plan to almost double the amount of money that tourism delivers to this country over the next decade. Audio

Some lofty tourism goals have been floated over the past couple of days as more than a thousand tourist operators attended the "TRENZ" conference in Auckland. Audio

By 2020 it's estimated that, from the Middle East alone, about 70-million people will travel overseas on holiday, spending about $20-billion every year. Andrew McRae reports on symposium held in… Audio

Paul Charman captures the sound of places seldom trod and talks to passengers with a life-long passion for birds and an enduring love of plants.

Each summer fewer than a thousand nature tourists get… Audio