Travel
Calling Home: Tom Simpson in Katrineholm, Sweden
Sweden is taking a very different approach to controlling the spread of Covid-19. Tom Simpson, who runs a NZ Pie business from Katrineholm, talks to Jim about how life has changed in Sweden despite… Audio
New Zealander stuck in Peru during Covid-19 lockdown gets back to UK
We've been speaking with Jo Tovee, a Kiwi stuck in Lima amid some fraught circumstances as a tourist during the Covid-19 lockdown. Since we last caught up with Jo, she managed to get on a UK… Audio
Happy to be home - Nicholas Pointon
We speak to former RNZ producer Nicholas Pointon who has just made it home from London. Audio
Quarantunes: flutist Hannah Darroch improvises in her hotel room
New Zealand flute player Hannah Darroch describes her dash for home and how Covid-19 has affected her life and work.
Book Corner: The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Our book giveaway for the month of April is 'The Lost Pianos of Siberia' by travel writer Sophy Roberts.
Kiwi stuck in Peru: 'We're getting much more disheartened'
New Zealander Jo Tovee is stranded in Lima after Peru went into a state of emergency while she was on holiday there. She has now been forced to find new accommodation at short notice after her hostel… Audio
Stranded tourists hunkered down on lawns, high-rent homes
Belgian tourist Lisa Callebaut thought she was safely tucked up in a campsite on Monday when news came through that within 48 hours she would be joining the nationwide lockdown.
Bail outs, empty skies - will air travel ever be the same?
Tourism and travel are in free fall. Our biggest export earner is dead. Will the industry ever fully recover? Audio
New Zealanders stuck in Peru 'lucky to leave hotel room'
New Zealanders abroad scrambling to return home will still be able to enter the country after it goes into nationwide self-isolation tomorrow at midnight.
Tourists in New Zealand urged to 'get home as soon as you can'
Tens of thousands of people may be left stranded in New Zealand as popular transit airports start to close their doors.
Coronavirus: Thousands of tourists could be stranded in NZ
Tens of thousands of people may be left stranded in New Zealand as popular transit airports start to close their doors.
Singapore's Changi Airport banned all transiting visitors yesterday while… Audio
New Zealander in French Guiana riding out Covid-19 storm
Nicholas Holmes travelled in French Guiana to pick his daughter up and take her back for a holiday in his home country, but he now finds himself locked down in a Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni apartment… Audio
NZers struggle to get home: 'Flights are being cancelled left, right and centre'
New Zealanders stuck in Ghana, Guatemala and Chile are among many trying to get home, and in many cases have no idea if and when they will be allowed to board, trapping them in transit limbo.
New Zealander stuck in UK: 'It's a sea of anxiousness, frustration'
A New Zealander stuck in London's Heathrow Airport amid the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis says bewildered passengers have been crying, getting angry and pushing their way into queues.
Covid-19: Airlines scramble to adjust to new normal
Airlines have been scrambling to put in place the latest travel restrictions which came into force at 1am this morning.
Anyone flying into New Zealand, except from the Pacific Islands, must go into… Audio
Cancelling the trip of a lifetime
Coronavirus is forcing people to cancel travel plans - in some cases, the trip of a lifetime has to be put off for at least a year because insurance cover can't be guaranteed. Pam Curry is a pretty… Audio
Bruce Poon Tip: Travel adventures from A to G
G Adventures was founded by Canadian Bruce Poon Tip while he was on a backpacking trip through South East Asia. It's grown to be an adventure travel giant in the industry, employing more than 2000… Audio
Covid-19: Cruise ship bookings drop dramatically
A travel agency says bookings for cruises have dropped by double digits, along with cancellations due to Covid-19.
House of Travel boss, Brent Thomas says generally people are concerned about whether… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Costa Cotsilinis in Athens
Costa Cotsilinis wanted to give something back when he was appointed Honorary Consul-General for NZ in Greece in 1991. Twenty nine years later, he is still doing everything to help New Zealanders and… Audio
Travel - Lynn Freeman in Helsinki
The Weekend Host Lynn Freeman takes us to Helsinki, where she spent a few days in May, 2019. Audio, Gallery
