Tourism

Forward bookings by international air travellers have gone soft after the initial spike, following last month's easing of border restrictions.

Tourism businesses in the five hardest-hit regions say targeted government funding has been a boon but not a silver bullet.

The head of Tourism New Zealand says 2022 looks like the year of reopening, but he acknowledges it will be a bumpy road ahead.

Cruise companies say they do not know when they will be able to return to Aotearoa and their preparation deadline is rapidly approaching.

A Methven tourism operator fears the border opening may not result in the economic boom many are forecasting.

The Department of Conservation has closed the Whanganui River to kayakers and canoeists on the upper and middle reaches after four paddlers tested positive for Covid-19.

Plans to potentially treble the Stewart Island visitor levy are back on the table, but the local community board did not want the levy bumped above $10.

There's $16.5 million up for grabs in a new funding round from the government as the nation prepares for the return of international tourists and more Kiwis returning home. Audio

Tourism operators are pleased to see self isolation for travellers kicked to the curb, but say they still need answers about the border.

South Pacific Helicopters marketing and partnerships manager Krissy Griggs says international holidaymakers amount to at least 90 percent of the tourism business in Kaikōura.

With borders closed, more New Zealanders have been ticking the Chatham Islands off their bucket list than before the pandemic.

The flood-damaged Heaphy Bridge on the Heaphy Track has been written off by structural engineers and cannot be fixed.

One of the people funding the Parliament protest says it makes no sense to maintain a quarantine system at the border now that Covid-19 cases are rife in the community. Audio