Tourism NZ has apologised to a Hollywood actor for comparing her to a pothead stoner after she criticised Kiwi men.

Last week, Tourism New Zealand spokesman Ian Long made us look complete nincompoops when he launched a counter-attack on Hollywood actress Anna Faris.

Pack up the tent and the kids and head ... across town. We round up some unexpected campsites right here in Auckland.

This small Bay of Plenty settlement is a great destination for a long weekend away, finds Diana Clement.

Air New Zealand shares fell after the company paid A$145 million for a 14.9pc stake in new trans-Tasman partner Virgin Blue.

Guest nights in short term commercial accommodation rose 2pc in November, as a big rise in domestic nights in Auckland more than overcame an overall fall in international nights.

Tourism NZ doubts Anna Faris' unsavoury experience will put people off visiting our shores.

NZ's new "100 per cent Pure You" tourism campaign has met with a frosty response across the ditch.

Holidaymakers using the foreshore at the stunning Lake Hawea near Wanaka as a toilet have been told by fed up locals to change their ways.

Cafes and bars in the Auckland suburb of Kingsland are gearing up services for a projected business boom around this year's Rugby World Cup.

China's biggest airline says it will now start flying direct from Guangzhou to Auckland, boosting the annual injection to the region's economy from $50m to $75m.

I am starting to think that in this case we do need a national policy on freedom camping, so campers and locals know exactly what the rules are.

As property prices soar out of reach, some holiday-goers are trading the dream of a place in the sun for a holiday home on wheels.

It's been 12 years, but New Zealand is no longer 100 per cent Pure.

A rogue exec working for a Chinese company part owned by the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has escaped prosecution for unauthorised property sales which appear likely to leave the NZX-listed hotelier out of pocket.

Holiday-makers wanting a camping spot in the upper North Island are being urged to book a week ahead.

A man whose body was found in a sleeping bag by hunters last March wouldn't have died if he'd taken food instead of wine, a coroner said.

CNN has named NZ among the top nine destinations for next year - at number 2 behind New York.

White string across the Coromandel's iconic Cathedral Cove rock archway has failed to stop visitors from posing for photos.

Record numbers of rooms are still available for people to book their summer break.

International visitors to New Zealand have increased in the past year, but Kiwis are opting to travel abroad for their holidays.