Auckland would be joining a global trend if it started charging a levy to tourists staying in the city.

COMMENT: I think what Phil Goff is doing is absolutely right - a visitor levy is a good way to generate income, but it needs to go beyond Auckland.

Rental car companies are exploring the possibility of moving some 250 vehicles stranded in Kaikoura out by sea.

The Buller District Council has delayed until next year a decision on whether to ban freedom camping at Punakaiki.

Jetstar's New Zealand staff are being given extra training to deal with problems they face dealing with customers.

Jetstar's regional operations could boost the economy of four centres it serves by about $40 million a year, according to Infometrics

Jetstar has appointed Daniel Banens as head of its New Zealand operation and he will succeed Grant Kerr who announced in August he was leaving.

New Zealanders get to airports early and spend close to $100 when they shop at duty free outlets

A Kaikoura motel owner said he had to kick two tourists out for overstaying their welcome and exacerbating the stressful situation, following Monday's quake.

Kaikoura's surfers are anxiously waiting for a swell to see what the weekend's earthquake means for the region's famous surf breaks.

Port of Malborough expects to find out today whether the ferry terminal building at Picton is structurally sound.

Join NZ Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson as she talks to Ollie Wall from Graham Wall Real Estate on Americans buying up large in New Zealand, both in residential and commercial property.

Tourists are heading to the South Island's West Coast in their droves after the devastating east coast earthquake.

Tourism operators say there have been no reports of cancellations following the earthquakes but the industry is in damage control because of potential damage to NZ's image.

Steven Joyce has been charged with putting together a "business continuity package" for Kaikoura.

Tourism is booming in Whakatane. Latest statistics show travellers to the region injected 115 million dollars into the local economy last year. That's an increase of 20 percent over the last three years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tourism is booming in Whakatane. Latest statistics show travellers to the region injected 115 million dollars into the local economy last year. That's an increase of 20 percent over the last three years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tourism leaders fear the image of New Zealand as a destination will be harmed by the earthquakes.

BIG READ: Ed Sims has been in control at Airways for five years and has spent up on technology to cope with changes.

Auckland economic update shows the city's extremely strong performance

Kiwis are less interested in travelling to the US despite the weakening of the greenback, while Americans are interested in one-way flights out.

Hotel accommodation is being squeezed hard by record tourism levels with guest night records continuing to be broken.

Passengers travelling to and from Rotorua Airport are set to arrive at a fully refurbished terminal.

The tourism spend for Auckland is estimated at $7.4 billion for the year to September 2016 - a 9 per cent increase on last year.

Competition on the Auckland-Hong Kong route will heat up with the arrival of Hong Kong Airlines later this week.

This month marks a decade since icebergs thrust Otago into the world spotlight, ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recalls how it played out.

Tourist drank a bottle of vodka before throwing punches, biting a man and abusing and assaulting police in eight-hour Queenstown rampage.

In any crisis event which results in loss of life, making contact with victims and their families should be a top priority.

From today Emirates will operate an all-A380 super jumbo fleet in New Zealand boosting capacity to 2500 seats a day.

More than 200 Dreamworld staff returned to an eerily quiet theme park on Monday.