Stories by Tess Brunton

Video - The stress is continuing to grow for redundant Queenstown workers as reduced rents return to normal. Video

Queenstown has rolled out the welcome mat to domestic visitors with the return of the first passenger flights since 1 April.

Many tourism jobs have already been cut as the sector waits for details of a support package to be announced in Thursday's Budget, operators say.

Ski resorts expect visitor numbers will be cut in half as border closures keep international visitors off the slopes.

Thousands of tourism and aviation workers have been left reeling in the wake of widespread redundancies.

Fiordland tourism operators say the rules governing the national park are outdated and leave no room for common sense.

Fiordland tourism operators say they've been taking hit after hit since the end of last year, and they're not sure how many will be left standing.

A Spanish couple say they are anxious about taking a repatriation flight with their six-month-old baby.

The mayor of Queenstown Lakes has described plans to cut hundreds of tourism jobs as a horror show.

Queenstown is facing a new wave of rental challenges as some tenants face high rents with limited to no income.

Tourism Industry Aotearoa's boss says the newly announced plan for a sector shake-up is a chance to enhance to become the "most environmentally protective" and sustainable tourism industry in the…

Overseas visitors are paying thousands of dollars for flights home or are facing being left in limbo in lockdown.

The tourism industry is in survival mode as it braces for extended border closures.

Belgian tourist Lisa Callebaut thought she was safely tucked up in a campsite on Monday when news came through that within 48 hours she would be joining the nationwide lockdown.

Thousands of migrant workers in Queenstown may struggle to have food or shelter after losing their jobs and becoming stranded.

Tens of thousands of people may be left stranded in New Zealand as popular transit airports start to close their doors.

The aviation industry has welcomed the government's plans to halve all border fee increases as it struggles with the impact of Covid-19.

A tourism leader is questioning the government's silence over its investment plan for the $35-a-head tourist tax, which has collected more than $55 million since last July.

A Southland man who stole two police-issued pistols and a patrol car, triggering a manhunt, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Fifty years ago, the plight of two iconic Fiordland lakes sparked a nationwide outcry and the largest environmental campaign the country has ever seen.

Dozens of tourist coaches were allowed to travel the Milford Road today for the first time since a storm closed the road at the start of February.

Crews are scouring Milford Road for damage, smoothing it out ahead of the first tourist convoys after it was extensively damaged.

It's been described as 'Tinder for tourism' - and Go with Tourism is already reporting hundreds of successful matches less than a year since its soft launch.

Some tourism operators are anticipating losses in the millions of dollars because of the coronavirus outbreak, but Kelvin Davis says the industry needs to remain calm.

From a Gutbuster stair challenge and competitive wine-tasting to the more traditional athletics and football, the Masters Games promises an eclectic competition for anyone over 18.