Travel
Trans Tasman Travel Arrangement is not a binding treaty
The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement (TTTA) provides that Australians and New Zealanders can travel to and live and work in one another's country without restriction. However it is not part of any… Audio
Our Own Odysseys: Biking The World
Patrick Morgan loves to bike, and has done so around the world. He recently returned from four months cycling through central Asia. Audio
Paddy Macklin: floating anarchist
British adventurer who sailed into the Southern Ocean in mid-winter, a journey he wrote about in his book Captain Bungle's Odyssey: Singlehanded Round the World. Audio
Frequent Flyer - Ben Schlappig
Ben Schlappig flies around the world for a living - but he's not a pilot. A year ago, he gave up his apartment and spends his time in the first class section of planes and in exclusive airline lounges… Audio
The Expats - Jody BrettKelly
Our expat this week is a freelance writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, and blogger, living in Oakland with her husband and four children. Audio
Homeland Security - Lisa Scott
She's made it through six long haul flights, two armed escorts, four international airports and a prison van. Columnist and travel writer, Lisa Scott, was jailed by homeland security, but she's… Audio
More people are passing through Akl International Airport
More people are passing through Auckland International Airport terminals, led by tourists from China and the United States. Audio
The life of Taihape's Constable Abu
You get to know a community really well and they get to know you. Rescuing people along State Highway One, sorting out local domestics, sheep rustling, what's life like for police officers working in… Audio, Gallery
Our Own Odysseys: The City Of Samsun
Seventeen-year-old Rotary Exchange Northland student Hamish Duley is living with a Turkish family (who speak little English) in a city next to the Black Sea. Audio
Long-haul fares will also fall - analyst
Air New Zealand could face pressure to cut its long-haul fares as lower oil prices and larger and more efficient planes prompt global airlines to expand, increasing competition. Audio
Carry on luggage
New international guidelines have been announced for the size of cabin luggage. Audio
Paula Morris On Coming Home
What is it like moving back to New Zealand after decades living abroad? Award-winning author Paula Morris's new book 'On Coming Home' asks where, "where do you truly belong?" Audio
18th Century Maori travellers
Historian Vincent O'Malley has researched the many journeys Maori made to England and Australia for his book Haerenga, Early Maori Journeys Across the Globe. He says they were the pioneers of the… Audio
Ali Bramwell and Nine Dragon Heads at the Venice Biennale
Kiwi artist Ali Bramwell has covered a street cleaner's trolley with aluminium and hidden a Theremin inside it, as her contribution to an international exhibition that's running alongside the 56th… Audio
Lynn Freeman at the Venice Biennale
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
New Zealand at the Venice Biennale
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
John Pule: Suitcase
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 buys Australia's Arnold Travel for an undisclosed sum
Serko has bought Australia's Arnold Travel Technology, which will increase the volume of its transactions by at least 20 %. Audio
Air New Zealand - Geoffrey Thomas
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