Grant Bradley
Deputy Editor - Business
Grant Bradley is the Business Herald’s Deputy Editor, Aviation and Tourism Writer.
Grant Bradley is the deputy editor at the Business Herald, based in Auckland. He has worked at the New Zealand Herald for more than 30 years in senior roles including chief reporter and deputy news editor, and his current role also writes about tourism and aviation. He was the Australasian Aviation Press Club journalist of the year in 2016 and has also won awards from that organisation for multimedia coverage and news reporting on airlines. He has written extensively about the energy sector for the Business Herald. Earlier in his career, he worked at The Press in Christchurch, London News Service and the New Zealand Press Association. He won the Harry Brittain fellowship to study journalism in the UK in 1995, was awarded the inaugural MFAT Focus Latin America study grant in 1996 and a Royal Norwegian Embassy grant to study the energy sector in Norway in 2015. Grant Bradley can be contacted at grant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz.
Check out Grant’s latest content
Hotel rates rebound but there's an oversupply of luxury rooms in one city
Christchurch, Taupō and Nelson-Marlborough lead the way with revenue per room.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Air New Zealand asks all passengers to reconsider travel
Aussie traveller defers trip after non-essential travel warning
Airways boss quits after tumultuous Covid years, control tower closure U-turns
Plans to close regional control towers, announced when Covid hit, have been reversed.
Tourism jobs go begging, receptionists making beds
Worker shortages mean businesses struggling out of Covid-19 are at reduced capacity.
Bubble: NZ hotel heading for full recovery by end of the year
Best events bookings in a decade means a familiar challenge in tourism - finding staff.
Rotorua's love letter to tourists from Auckland
While there's a frosty reception in some places, Rotorua says: 'Aucklanders – we need you'
Lessons from Lockdown: How Zorb is keeping on a roll
Being active overseas with FernMark branding is helping keep tourism business going
Airways pushes ahead with closing Rotorua tower - review for some others
Rotorua Airport boss stresses safety fears; more study done at three other centres.
Air NZ hanging tough on refunds: 'We can't open the floodgates'
Consumer NZ says the airline is in a better position to wear financial impact.
Inside the five-star Pullman Rotorua
The new hotel is aimed at both international and domestic visitors.
Sudima Hotels take top honour in tourism awards
More than 110 tourism businesses and individuals entered the awards.
Survey finds some small businesses are flying high
As the tourism industry gathers for its big trade show a survey reveals operators' mood.
Hauraki Rail Trail one of the great rides in NZ
Gold's grip may be over but Waikato shines bright for cyclists, writes Grant Bradley
Air NZ working on hybrid plane plan for regional routes
Hybrid planes could be part of Air New Zealand's regional fleet within a decade
Government plans unveiled for $80m tourism levy
Tourism strategy says government will take stronger stewardship role
Sparks flying between power companies
Genesis says an industry-wide approach could be the best way to help needy consumers.
Mercury and Genesis take swipe at Meridian's pricing stance
Meridian says it wants to expose ''dirty secrets'' but Mercury says its price scheme best.
Budget 2018: Tourism NZ takes a hit for marketing
The country's tourism marketing organisation has had its funding cut.
Air NZ domestic fares to soar in price within days
Rising costs, especially fuel prices are being blamed for Air NZ fare increases.
Are there too many tourists here? What Kiwis really think
Concerns about the impact of tourists is levelling off but Kiwis worry about road crashes
Ngati Tahu, Contact helping Kenya's Maasai
A Bay of Plenty iwi has enlisted Contact Energy's support to help Kenya's Maasai people.
Watch: Getting tourists off the beaten track
Tourism New Zealand has launched a two-year campaign to get visitors to the regions.
Govt $136m tourism push 'good first step'
The government has allocated $60m in new funds for tourist infrastructure.
Jetstar's $40m boost for the regions
Jetstar's regional operations could boost the economy of four centres it serves by about $40 million a year, according to Infometrics
Crackdown on freedom camping coming
The tourism industry and other groups are tackling freedom campers messing up popular tourism spots
How RotoVegas got its mojo back
BIG READ: Here's how New Zealand's first tourist town has come back from the brink.
Air NZ CEO: Bring on the competition
Air NZ says the flood of foreign carriers coming into the country is good for its domestic business and it's still getting a big share of a growing inbound market
US travel operator: 'You need more Kiwis in tourism '
The operator of an agency bringing rich American tourists to New Zealand says the lack of Kiwis in tourism here could harm the industry.
Time to hike hotel rates, says tourist researcher
One industry watcher says it's time for NZ hotels to get investment in new properties.
Air NZ settles price-fixing case for $51m
Air NZ has opted to settle a US price-fixing case for $51 million in the latest of a series of cargo cartel actions it has been fighting around the world.
AirAsia X launches cheap fares
AirAsia X is returning to New Zealand and is offering international fares as low as $99.
