Stories by Tess Brunton

Otago is the latest region to receive a major injection for the Provincial Growth Fund in a bid to revitalise the rail system, the Dunedin waterfront and bring more jobs.

DOC is worried about the risk of multiple fatalities on the hugely popular 19km hike, so it has a new warning system for the summer season.

Rakiura/Stewart Island residents say a housing shortage is forcing some people to move off the island - and it's only expected to get worse.

About a quarter of New Zealanders have a disability, yet there are no figures that properly capture what that means for the tourism industry.

Visitors will be unable to travel to New Zealand without a new Electronic Travel Authority as tougher border rules go live today.

Tourism New Zealand could branch out into the domestic visitor market following an independent review.

The Civil Defence Minister says it's a matter of when, not if, the Alpine Fault ruptures and the tourism industry needs to be prepared.

Speed dating was given a political twist in Dunedin yesterday with the city's youth putting mayoral candidates through their paces.

Millions of dollars are being poured into supporting freedom camping. But one mayor says they don't call it that any more - there's no free lunch and someone's always paying.

Wanaka mothers say maternity care needs action, not to be used as a political football.

Only aircraft with more than 90 seats are currently screened, but Tourism Summit Aotearoa speakers agree the days of free-and-easy air travel are numbered.

The head of Tourism Industry Aotearoa believes the industry will be valued at more than $40 billion this year.

The record visitor boom is over, with predictions the tourism growth rate could hit zero over the next two years.

More than 75 prohibited firearms and 200 accessories have been handed in at the latest buyback in Otago today.

Wellington businesses are being urged to become 'China ready' before up to 10,000 new Chinese tourists visit the capital this cruise ship season.

A popular lake became a no-contact zone when when E. coli levels hit almost double the amount deemed safe last summer - but it's being thrown a lifeline.

The country's new $35-a-head international visitor levy will contribute $18m to 10 projects including funding for Kākāpō recovery, managing the West Coast as a destination and preventing wildlife…

South Dunedin residents met with scientists, engineers and policy makers to discuss flooding threats in their low-lying suburb on Monday night.

Most international visitors will start paying an additional fee before entering New Zealand from today.

The new associate tourism minister acknowledges there will be plenty of challenges ahead as he steps into the role.

Pain relief was unavailable for the fourth birth in Lumsden since the town's maternity centre was downgraded, even as a Select Committee considered a petition today.

The Civil Aviation Authority is imploding amid reports of high staff turnover and a toxic workplace, operators and former employees say.

Close to half of the workforce at a Southland fish processing plant could be cut as part of a proposal to shift operations north.

Ninety-seven percent of international drivers who sat a driving theory quiz in Queenstown failed, although statistics show foreign drivers pose no extra threat on New Zealand roads.

A West Coast community says Fox Glacier will become a ghost town without access to its star attraction.