New Zealand Herald 
/media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/infographics/2036/NewstalkZB_logo_NZH_140x170.jpg){kind=logo}
From breaking news to debate and conversation, we bring you the news as it happens
/media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/infographics/2805/OR%20140x170%20tile.jpg)
Advertisement
Latest From
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/ZZQZ73VGCBFZBBAEHLLM4Y4W7Q.jpg)
Flying into the sunset - Covid seals fate of 'Queen of the Skies'
9 Jul, 2020 5:55pm
6 minutes to read
/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/nzme/34908b2a-7024-4d3e-bdc5-c4a5ae861963.jpg)
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/XZAOB5SPGBGRVHP7EQLVVCF324.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Energy prices may fall but consumer power bills may also be affected by transmission cost.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/2ATS274PWFCJBF4DRTIT44KHFI.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
More power into the market should push down prices but there's a catch.
Advertisement
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/ND3ADXMYWBAOZAK2O2BIZBGK5U.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Shifting excess power north means transmission charges could climb.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/N2HKV63IOVC2TGJ2ML7MFPDDPU.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
It's another blow for Air NZ which could have grounds to seek compensation.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/DITRHXP7DVCEJBAYFPQFAQRSZI.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
A Pacific bubble over a huge area is being proposed by small Covid-free states.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/7F2HOZTM4ZGD3JI5AVVGEQNQHA.jpg)
- 7 minutes to read
Launch programme pause during probe but no time to 'cry into your cornflakes'.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/CS67IQ4EBNFQBFRFRIAF44ND3Q.jpg)
- 6 minutes to read
Too early to tell how many businesses will fail but survivors could come back stronger.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/ZUNRDPU24JDIZIGRAVGTYNSMFM.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
The airline is taking PPE for passengers a step further as it rebuilds its network.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/UP2Y3TF7BNBT3DNM7PFWGUFJGY.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
International passenger numbers are 95% down as powerful group calls for border strategy.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/5F5UJ5ZTNBBLHNP7N3PJTEOL6I.jpg)
- 8 minutes to read
Airlines have 21% more planes in the air this week - the challenge is filling them.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/NAJILKTP7ZBZLIGQWMAGG7FUFM.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
New hotel confident of successful launch as sentiment among other hoteliers gets gloomier.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/YWNVV57WBBFEVJG5OCIJJLTKUM.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Power boss says Covid crisis gives opportunity to confront the next one - climate change.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/YHYHSNFWDRBKXHOOPGKYERYBNA.jpg)
- 6 minutes to read
Fund aware of some tourism operators' concerns about overseas OTAs carving commission.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/IDBUO5RNBJDFBEEHN46MFCATWY.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Union says staff are working under difficult conditions to bring stranded Kiwis home
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/CG2YXUL3BVHRLOR6LVU4USPB6A.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
Domestic capacity has built more quickly than expected and that's better job news
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/3CMYABAT6ZGZVPHQ4MDVUNC22Y.jpg)
- 7 minutes to read
As Rocket Lab gets back to high frequency launches to Earth's orbit Moon mission beckons
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/SYTOUITA2JGB7FK6RQY7BQW5SY.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
Work being done to make the restrictions work for airline operation and public safety.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/262YAR2R2RBPPLO2FZPO76NTGQ.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
International crew on Auckland-LA route unjust target of Covid-19 fears.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/XISKNAYUGVADJAONZN74DH27QM.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
Rotorua Airport boss stresses safety fears; more study done at three other centres.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/STKKSS4JDNHNVBSV7ENED2X3LE.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
The jobs going are across Qantas and Jetstar and represent about 20% of the workforce.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/3GS7PTXUWBCC3CGEKLCPDXWM74.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
More options for Kiwis who didn't make it home before lockdown as border strained.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/U7JY75JPCFFCLBJASGKD6MCHHU.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
A NZ private jet business says it is getting inquiries about flying here almost daily.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/EH7XLNRDFNFPDPO6IKKOJT5RZA.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
The sector is on its knees and pleading for rates relief to be permanent.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/GEAYQTQNBFACZHKWNOLEJWASFU.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
Nothing could prepare 30-year veteran for the onslaught of the pandemic
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/QGO4UKUIYBEWVJD4LVSRY35U4Q.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
The airline will issue passengers with masks and gloves for flights.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/HPEXRSIW7RHZZIJ7OI4D3FGNPU.jpg)
- 7 minutes to read
Now for the Govt and airlines the hard part - how to reconnect NZ to the world safely
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/5DRMEPNEG5FD3KY3NW5QBDZTQU.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
New faces will reshape the image of Air NZ after its finances and brand have been battered
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/BUATDXPUDBDLNKJXW3NTB2YC64.jpg)
- 6 minutes to read
A decade and a half of passenger growth will be lost around the world
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/KHYCYOYGMRCILPDPBNK7TEWYFI.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
But it is only one-way out of NZ and Singapore Airlines warns of tight restrictions.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/TBGSOK64TFGEBHQOI3F2ZAM7WQ.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Operators say 80 per cent of their business used to come from overseas.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/5BGD76WTY5BP5DJMKPW2RR6BZU.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
The consumer rights group wants to know more about Air NZ's plans for customers.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/2GVBMYQBGNHA7OWPRCSH274CZA.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Jetstar will return from July with about 60 per cent of its network.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/7NSS5U6EDVDUHBWYTMY6QDHPQE.png)
- 4 minutes to read
What New Zealanders needed quickly during lockdown changed dramatically.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/NC37JUBJU5HRNIOTY7FM3ZAOVQ.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
Air travel will be much different if international guidelines are followed
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/4AYNP43W4BFIBPCQHJL3IITMHA.jpg)
- 7 minutes to read
Airline's boss on Govt loan, job cuts, loss of executives and taking higher profile
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/5PCXB47CK5FABKWZPWTWZSRRPE.jpg)
- 8 minutes to read
Under-fire airline outlines steps on long road back to profitability.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/GTKEUBSRA5BMNFCF4CBWQJYXGE.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
A group of experts has lodged a comprehensive blueprint for the resumption of safe travel.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/ZHDTM6NZPRE3BOCMBKFESHVJR4.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
An official group's proposal goes to prime ministers and could swing into place quickly
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/WNERIAVLEBDFRFG2GYFTGAIHVA.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Business groups' transtasman bubble plan 'curious' says official group.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/WCDPN77X4VAOHB4TESHDJGBUPY.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Consumer NZ says the airline is in a better position to wear financial impact.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/VMYFIS2UIRFGXEZG7UXF3ERXOM.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
Survey shows how keen Aussies are to come to NZ and what they want to do here.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/7ARXGFGX4ZFUPJBVU4KHLVWEU4.png)
- 7 minutes to read
Hawaiian Airlines boss is looking closely at a travel bubble between NZ and Australia.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/ON52VYHBXRBFFNKEC3JQSBLBCQ.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
After the loss of hundreds of frontline jobs, the executive team is shrunk by a third.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/M4X2MKXYUBEYXLMB6ZAASRZQ5Q.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Sports stars, broadcasters and ordinary Kiwis reel off their bucket-list destinations.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/T7YAA6AABNA4TEGCEKBQM4UV6E.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
There's a chance to beef up the Covid fight and help the economy - why not take it?
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/UW42AU7AVJETXJNF7GEQFESHX4.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
Surge in bookings a relief to some of nearly 40,000 hosts who saw listing income disappear
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/RM5UTJOJ55E6FKRWOIRR3PHTNM.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
Airline and union trade blows over redundancy process for half of its cabin crew.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/2W3OIDTX2BFJLNLXJUNDYMQFEE.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
'Air New Zealand values its staff less than its profit and shareholders': worker
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/C5QC6NIIEJAXNNCEZVKDKJZ7EE.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
A pilot union says masks allow more relaxed physical distancing, planes could be filled.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/SS4PH44BWJCB5FWTKE3WYIAUWQ.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
In Europe passengers are entitled to a refund for cancelled flights
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/VSE3XZFDDVEUPJQE5US4IRV7CE.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Airways is pushing ahead with tower closures but a union continues to push back.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/LR5GOWRZEJDERKG47BJZCE6TOQ.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
More flights to tourist-starved Queenstown are coming and some Air NZ lounges to re-open.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/P6M2G3MHX5E5TJWYI2HORAA5KQ.jpg)
- 6 minutes to read
But leader of programme says fresh date could be key part of export reboot
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/FUSKPBD22FDULLWHLHIOAVGC2Q.jpg)
- 9 minutes to read
Internationally focused tourism business is changing focus and it's good news for Kiwis.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/AMQ6FOYFY5GSJBYFL7EJPB2UJU.jpg)
- 6 minutes to read
The tourist sector says the budget delivers a welcome message.
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/VRNNC6OJBNARJF7MH6LSNZZR74.jpg)
- 6 minutes to read
The Budget delivered a $400 million targeted tourism recovery fund - how was it received?
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/R6YFQ3WENVEHTDUFDGQHOBG4UU.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
Airline boss says get used to travelling close to home as long haul unlikely for a year.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JEJ54YC4NZCOVO42QSN5ILYUNY.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
The airline is shrinking and minister questions why so many are on such high salaries.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/6OTMLK247RGBJEZ77DYRYL4SVI.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
The change in alert levels means hotels can open but they're in bad financial shape.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/M2EPF6LIBVFMHIISIF77OA4AGU.jpg)
- 4 minutes to read
The crisis hitting aviation has provided an opportunity to do much-needed runway work.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BWN4LEEFP5BMHIGGEIFO3Z4NTM.jpg)
- 3 minutes to read
Union wins deal allowing pilots a route back to the flight deck when conditions improve.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/Q7OOSUP2ZND7PKS6TWBXURWABY.jpg)
- 5 minutes to read
Now another challenge - getting shell-shocked Kiwis out of home and touring the country