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Korean tourist going home with wife's remains after causing crash which killed her
Couple’s dream NZ holiday to celebrate 'growing old together' ends in tragedy.

Tourism industry leaders push to get more Chinese visitors to NZ
That market has still only returned to around 60% of pre-Covid levels.

Airlines, airports welcome visa change for foreign language speakers
Airline supply issues, bevy of charges could be dragging down tourism recovery, some say.

Airfares too high? Take the bus, InterCity says ahead of new electric bus launch
A new electric city bus is coming. Long-haul EV buses may be viable in a year or so too.

World media spotlight NZ film industry amid Trump tariff threat, minister says 'concerning'
Paul Goldsmith said he wouldn't call New Zealand rebates a 'threat' to the US.

North Island tourism alliance formed to boost international visits
Fifteen North Island tourism groups have formed an alliance to attract key markets.

On The Up: Pandey business starts new hotel brand with $8m refurbishments
The four new Edit Hotels & Resorts are located in Auckland, Picton and Hanmer Springs.

Back hospitality for a thriving Auckland - Hospitality NZ CEO
OPINION: Hospitality is ready to grow but needs more local government investment.

Marisa Bidois: How NZ can use food to boost tourism and hospitality
OPINION: The opportunity now is to promote regional dispersal and seasonality.

Tall tales: The All Blacks 'kid' who became a great and now spilling secrets of the black jersey
Thirty years on, Ian Jones reveals tactic that may have cost NZ the Rugby World Cup final.

'Gift that keeps on giving': Gardens receive tourism award
Last year, the attraction was named in Tripadvisor’s top 1% of things to do in the world.

$5m expansion planned for NZ's historic Tuakau Hotel
The hotel has been in the Tuakau community for 150 years.

Tourism Holdings to be ‘significantly under’ full-year profit projections
Tourism Holdings expects 2025 profit to be well below $45.2 million forecast.

New streamlined bag check service for Sydney; Most punctual airlines and airports named
Global airfares have dropped - here's why.

Tourism New Zealand and a faster way to detect cancer may have been found | NZ Herald News Update
Tourism New Zealand campaign gets green light, a faster way to detect cancer may have been found and New Zealanders going overseas has shown its first sign of slowing down.

Overseas visitor arrivals down in February but US tourists break record
Change in Chinese New Year cited as February still can't pip pre-pandemic tourist numbers.

Snooze cruise: Why tourist boat grounded in Doubtful Sound
Watchdog releases findings after Fiordland Navigator's 2024 grounding.

‘Super exciting’: Accor eyes growth with NZ convention centre boost
He manages Accor’s core hotels in 48 countries, including 1300 hotels.

Watch: Luxon speaks amid tariff turmoil, as Govt releases 38 actions for this quarter
But it failed to complete some last quarter.

‘Game changer’: Minecraft showcase for Rotorua
Te Puia tikanga Māori experts proud to launch virtual map of Rotorua for Minecraft movie.

Asset values up only $100m since 2022: New report on 10 biggest iwi
Most iwi had positive financial returns in 2024, an improvement on 2023: latest report