Travel
Motorbikes and towers: Elspeth Beard
Back in 1982, the broken-hearted 23-year-old Elspeth Beard set out on the solo adventure of a lifetime - clocking up 35,000 miles and becoming the first British woman to circumnavigate the globe on a… Audio, Gallery
Tourism's Covid hangover slow to shake off
There's buoyancy and optimism in the tourism industry in spite of New Zealand's long slow slog when it comes to the post-Covid airline bounce-back.
Heading off: farmers and the move to high-country tourism
Heading Off is our weekly travel segment where we pick a destination and learn what's it's like to visit, what you'll see and what you can do. Audio
How a trip to Spain inspired a cookbook
We all lament the end of a holiday and the return to normality - but one of my next guests found a novel way to keep the spirit of her trip alive. Audio
Calling Home: Jude Fleming from Warren, NSW
Award-winning contemporary landscape artist Jude Fleming lives a six-hour drive from Sydney in Warren, population 1365. Audio
Popular holiday hotspot hit with power outage
Travellers to the Asian island reported long lines at airport check-in counters.
Wellington mops up after storm as power cuts, travel chaos lingers
The blustery wind and driving rain may have died down but power cuts, ferry cancellations, flight backlogs and rubberneckers still confound the capital. Audio
Christchurch couple stranded at the flooded town Little River
Little River and Banks Peninsula are both fully cut off from the rest of the country after flooding put the area under a state of emergency. Sue McKenna spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
How to stay safe and what to know about closures, cancellations, evacuations
Warnings are covering huge parts of the country.
Air NZ announces new climate action forecast
Air New Zealand has announced a new climate action forecast for 2030, which it is describing as "guidance" on how it expects to perform rather than setting a target. Air New Zealand's chief… Audio
Heading Off: Samoa
We've talked about travelling solo, planning a nudist adventure, and even going to Mars. Today we're keeping it a bit more local... Well at least more so than Mars... Audio
US immigration crackdown a growing worry for NZers
A growing number of people say current threat level for travel to the US is not high enough.
Detentions and arrests at US borders sow fear
The current threat-level for travel to the US is 'exercise increased caution', but a growing number of people say it's not high enough. Audio
Rain lashes top of North Island, heavy rain watches for Auckland, Northland
An unstable weather system prone to producing thunderstorms is moving down the North Island and heading to parts of the South Island. Video
Wellington man left stranded in Brisbane after his kayak wouldn't fit in plane
Air New Zealand has apologised for the mistake.
Calling Home: Alan Duncan from Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a place where the winters are cold, the beaches are long, lobster is affordable, and there's an abundance of potatoes. Audio
Air New Zealand's prices are costing Kiwis more than just coin
Air New Zealand's chief financial officer Richard Thomson says costs of inflation has caused a rise in the airlines' airfares. Audio
Auckland Airport ranks in world's top 50
Passengers have rated their experience from check-in and security to shopping and boarding.
'Started having a yak': Kiwi travellers blown away by chance meeting with PM
Christopher Luxon was attending a wreath-laying service in London's Hyde Park.
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 23 April 2025
In today's episode, New Zealand's sole cardinal says it is important the next pope continues to prevent child sexual abuse in the church and is politically astute considering the current geopolitical… Audio
