Travel

The opening week of the 56th Venice Biennale - known as the Vernissage, meaning a preview, has come to an end. The art world insiders have had their chance for a free look at art from 53 countries… Audio

Berlin-based New Zealand artist Simon Denny and his funders will soon find out if his art installations about mass surveillance have struck a chord with audiences, critics and curators at the Venice… Audio

The recent Niue Arts and Culture Festival took as its theme the question "Who am I?" and called on Niuean artists to ponder ideas of identity and how they might renew, rethink and reclaim their… Audio

Serko has bought Australia's Arnold Travel Technology, which will increase the volume of its transactions by at least 20 %. Audio

This morning it was announced that Air New Zealand will start a new trans-Pacific route to Houston. The nonstop service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport will start in December. Air New Zealand… Audio

You've likely seen them on our roads with their bright coloured spray paint and politically incorrect slogans. Audio

This week on One in Five: Treating by touch - a profile of Motueka physiotherapist, Richard Hayward who also happens to be blind. Trained in London, Richard came to New Zealand thirty years ago via a… Audio

Car enthusiast Brian Cowan wasn't at all put out when he needed to take an unplanned road trip from Rome to Frankfurt to catch a flight back home to New Zealand. Audio

The Government is expected to consider a return to 10-year passports this month. Audio

Heather Hapeta went on an Odyssey to Thailand in search of likenesses of the Buddha - but she kind of bit off a bit more than she could chew. Audio

Jeremy set up MedSailors, a travel group for young people sailing the medditerranean. Audio

Hawkes Bay wanderer Christine Climo went walkabout in the Blue Mountains and had the chance to dance up a rain storm, complete with thunder and lightning. Audio

For many New Zealanders, the big OE is a rite of passage. A new exhibition at the Auckland City Library pulls together a range of photographs, mementos, and diaries that document the way that our… Audio

Cantabrian Richard Burtt and his wife Kate joined a 10-day tour group to Israel and Palestine in September 2014 headed by New York Times Balkans correspondent Nicholas Wood. Audio

Seasoned Whanganui traveller Deb Frederikse recalls her time in Mexico from a funeral in the capital city, to the Copper Canyon Railway with a malfunctioning locomotive, plus the return midnight bus… Audio

Graham Murrell's driving a Massey Ferguson tractor from Whitanga to Bluff to raise money to support older people in his home town. Audio

There's a movement in Australia to boycott Bali as a holiday situation. Prof Al Gillespie talks about Bali and the death penalty in general. Audio

Tony Calvert is a photographer who has settled in England, in the Cotswolds after several years of travel. Audio

Writer Sam Pease talks about her international travels with son Jet. Audio

Booming tourist arrivals from China are likely to be boosted further in the Chinese New Year. Audio