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Flight check: Sydney to Johannesburg on Qantas
Jonathan Milne flew QF63 from Australia to South Africa. Unfortunately, his luggage didn't.

My holidays: Sir Bob Harvey
The chairman of Waterfront Auckland and former mayor of Waitakere City shares his travel memories.

Room check: The Langham, Auckland
Shandelle Battersby enjoys a mini-break at a luxury city hotel.

How to elude the pickpockets
The professor of pickpocketry shares advice on how to keep your personal property safe on holiday, writes David Potts.

Bar/fly: Tokyo's best bars
In a big blaze of neon lights, Brett Atkinson discovers Tokyo's best watering holes.

Flight check: Edinburgh to Belfast on Flybe
Ewan McDonald flies BE688 from Scotland to Northern Ireland.

Next time, pack the granny
Eveline Harvey's family holiday is hit by the tantrum-gastro-injury trifecta.

Five places that inspired famous cocktails (+recipes)
Every cocktail tells a story, Megan Singleton tells us.

Wanaka Luxury Apartments
Eveline Harvey and her family check into a well-appointed apartment in Central Otago.

Switzerland on a budget
With a little planning and imagination, you can complete a Swiss tour without breaking the bank, writes Rosemarie North.

Flight check: Auckland to Vancouver on Air NZ
Winston Aldworth flies return between Auckland and Vancouver with Air NZ.

Mathew Dearnaley: Look before you Leipzig
Lost without translation on his German journey Mathew Dearnaley finds that sometimes every traveller needs a local hero.

Top backpacking tips
Seasoned traveller Nicky Park comes up with surefire ways to beat the overseas gremlins.

Time nearly up for airport departure cards
Millions of departing travellers could be spared the chore filling in departure cards following work done by Customs and Statistics New Zealand.

Rob Cox: Double down on the breakfast buffet
When children first encounter a hotel buffet, writes Rob Cox, the noise and mess could match seagulls at a picnic fare.

Inside Seattle's Boeing factory
Megan Singleton looks inside the giant building where Boeings take shape.

Flight check: Auckland to Singapore on Singapore Airlines
Grant Bradley flies to Asia on a luxurious superjumbo.

A Malaysian stopover
'Rotting' flowers, turtle hatchlings, sky-high thrills ... this is one cool stopover.

Millbrook Resort, Arrowtown
Shandelle Battersby enjoys a luxurious stay at the Millbrook Resort, Arrowtown.

Travel rush after Gallipoli ballot
Travel agents are warning of a rush for flights and accommodation for the 100th anniversary commemoration of Anzac Day in Gallipoli as 286 tickets remain unclaimed.

Kia ora: Awhitu Peninsula
Natural beauty, action-packed adventure and heritage are here, says Elisabeth Easther.

Trudy de Graaf: The apple's collateral damage
Trudy de Graaf pleads with NZ Customs to consider the confusion of long distance travellers.

Bar/fly: Canada
Winston Aldworth tries a Canadian tipple that's so wrong it needs a hangover to be right.