A controversial landing trial into Auckland Airport will be restarted next year, a report recommends - but with a higher altitude over certain suburbs.

An app concept that lets travellers plan, book and pay for a holiday tailored to their age, preferences and mood has earned four Kiwi students a trip of their own - to France.

The long-running 100% Pure New Zealand brand campaign is in for a revamp, emphasising Maori culture.

Spending by tourists is up 18 per cent in the past year as the tourism industry continues its recovery from tough times.

Kiwis leaving for Australia fell to a record low boosting net migration to levels the Reserve Bank says will help drive up house prices and stoke inflation.

Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand will extend a $20 million marketing partnership to promote the country in important markets over the next year.

Owners of The Remarkables skifield are laying long-life cast-iron piping throughout the trails in what they call a vote of confidence in the future of the ski business.

Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand will extend a $20 million marketing partnership to promote the country in key overseas markets.

New Zealand tourism operators face increased competition from other countries for their slice of the $1.6 trillion of spending by international travellers.

A new mini-terminal has been opened in Queenstown to handle an increase in the number of private jets coming to the resort town.

For an intoxicating few seconds, the world is a weird blur, rushing by in streaks of blue and green. Past the toes of my red sneakers, I make out Mokoia Island in the centre of a sparkling Lake Rotorua.

The government has announced an investment plan to develop tourism in Kiribati.

Tourism industry players are seeing the benefits of joining forces for the China market, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Plans for a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin have been scrapped and the developers' partnership with the council has descended into acrimony.

Salam Abdullah repeats a single English phrase while leading tourists across the sandy, sun-blasted slopes above Cairo's Giza pyramids.

Masako Shinagawa has walked the Milford Track 188 times. I think. My eyes glazed over when she got to the "one hundred and eighty ..."

Chinese companies are stepping up New Zealand investment after two big approvals were granted.

A successful Middle- earth marketing campaign appears to be driving a resurgence in Western visitors to New Zealand, according to a new report.

A decade ago tourism revenue was growing at around 6 per cent a year. Average spending per visitor was close to $3000 and international tourism topped dairy as our top export earner.

An overhaul of adventure tourism safety rules ordered by Prime Minister John Key has hit trouble - and a grieving father is furious.

New Zealand hotel prices have risen at a faster rate than in other parts of the world but the high Kiwi dollar is helping bring down room rates in many places overseas.

Great white shark tourism operators will be need to have a permit in the same way as for whale, dolphin and seal watching, the Government has announced.

They have superyachts, choppers and personal staff at their disposal - and New Zealand tops their list as a holiday destination. Ultra-wealthy travellers.

The reason the Australian national airline is in such a deep funk comes down to the failure of its own business strategy and tactical manoeuvring, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Footage of the arrival of the first direct flight from Guangzhou into the South Island this week. 228 Chinese visitors were flown here to celebrate Chinese New Year and marked the first time a Dreamliner has flown commercially to Christchurch, highlighting the increasing numbers of Chinese visitors choosing the South Island over the north.

Well-known NZ actors Craig Hall and Sara Wiseman have been recruited by Tourism Western Australia in a domestic marketing campaign to promote the region to the rest of the country.

New Chinese regulations have prompted a drop-off in tourists coming to NZ, though the local industry says visitors will get a better experience.