A French tourist facing charges over a fatal collision with a motorbike in Waikato on Saturday has briefly appeared in court.

Auckland International Airport says it is spending $166m on a 24.55pc stake in the company that owns two airports in Queensland.

DoC Director-General Al Morrison weighs in the debate surrounding the controversial Cathedral Cove refreshments stall.

For 17 days last year, up to 2000 passengers got off their luxury liner and stepped onto a wharf with a tin shed and little in the way of basic services.

Great Barrier Island is emphasising its wealth of natural features and paucity of cars in an application to become part of the New Zealand Cycleway.

Police want more effort to be put into educating foreign tourists about driving in New Zealand to stop them dying on our roads.

Tim Adams roams the 17 decks and neighbourhoods of The Oasis of the Seas - the world's largest 'megaliner'.

Police have a word of advice for the thousands preparing for New Year's Eve celebrations.

Ellerslie's race horses delivered $776,245 to a lucky punter this week.

Holiday hotspots are filling fast, as New Zealanders prepare to celebrate the New Year.

The owner of a seaside stall that locals accuse of spoiling pristine Cathedral Cove says tourists are relieved to see him at the end of a long, hot walk.

There is a clique of people who play board games all year round.

Residents and holidaymakers are appalled by a DoC-approved icecream stall operating at Coromandel's Cathedral Cove.

Business NZ CEO Phil O'Reilly says there's more to like about NZ than the "clean and green" image.

A global travel magazine highlights Kaikoura as a place to have a whale of a time over Christmas.

The number of visitors arriving from overseas edged up slightly in November compared to a year earlier.