Travel
Heading Off: Cruise ship holiday hacks
For 2024 we're starting a new weekly feature all about travel. Today we speak to Darnel Eparaima who enjoyed a cruise with her two young daughters, she's got some great inside knowledge about enjoying… Audio
Naomi Arnold: Phoning in from Te Araroa Trail - Week 3
Each weekend during our show we've been catching up with New Zealand Geographic writer Naomi Arnold who is walking the 3,000-kilometre Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
The weather hasn't… Audio
New scanning technology introduced at Wellington, Christchurch airports
The new Computed Tomography scanning machines remove the need for physical bag searches in most cases.
Worth a detour: Peter Janssen
As the saying goes it's time to get off the beaten track around New Zealand. Audio
NZers booking another holiday after 'coming back to reality'
Bookings are up 25 percent since last Monday compared to the prior week, Flight Centre says.
'My hometown is my mother's arms'
Home is where her heart is, writes Samantha Mythen, even if that has taken many different forms over the years.
From boat-mad boy to superyacht captain
It has been quite a homecoming for Aaron Clark, who grew up sailing Optimists and left school aged 15 to become a commercial fisherman.
'Horrendous' risk with more road signs damaged, expert says
More than 150 road signs have been damaged or vandalised on local roads, particularly in the Malvern area.
New Zealand by train listed as fourth best place in world by The New York Times
The New York Times has voted New Zealand by train as the fourth best place to visit this year in the iconic '52 places' list. Audio
Lesser known, great walks with Peter Janssen
Travel writer Peter Janssen is back this week and today we're about where the best short walks are. Audio
Wellington passenger train power outage leaves some stranded
Nearly 140 Wellington commuters were left stranded - some for an hour - on tracks in between stations due to a power outage this afternoon.
Dave Kulesza: Exploring the lesser-known North Korea
North Korea typically conjures ideas about the dark side of communism, a dictatorship and thoughts of repressed citizens living in crumbling concrete high-rises. Audio
Tony Simpson: A Gent in Overseasia
In 1973, Tony Simpson - author, historian, and public servant - travelled overseas on what turned out to be an OE like no other. Audio
Expert speaks on series of plane safety incidents
In the latest in a raft of airplane incident over the past couple of weeks, passengers on board an Alaska Airlines flight out of Oregon were subjected to a terrifying sight when one of the emergency… Audio
More Boeing planes grounded after near disaster
US regulators have ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliners for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout late Friday that forced an emergency landing.
Air New Zealand flight to Vancouver turns back due to technical issue
An Air New Zealand aircraft heading to Vancouver had to turn back to Auckland after about an hour and a half into its flight last night.
Growing up as a 'third culture kid' in Bolivia
Libby Kirkby-McLeod's claims to being a 'Cochabambina' are flimsy, but the dusty streets of this small town high in the Andes feel like her spiritual home.
Coming up
'It's chock-a-block' - Bay welcomes holiday crowds after cyclone, Covid setbacks
Bay of Islands tourist towns, such as Paihia and Russell, are filling up with international visitors and New Year's revellers.
Bad weather causes Air New Zealand flight delays on Christmas Eve
Poor weather in parts of Aotearoa have caused delays to 12 Air New Zealand flights and three cancellations.
Travels with the Ladies in Red
Sharon Hastie and Kath Hall have spent the last two years travelling the country in their home on wheels, a housebus named 'Ladies in Red". It was Kath's breast cancer diagnosis that made them… Audio
