Travel
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 24 November 2025
A KiwiSaver provider says that while National's proposed contribution rate increase is positive, the scheme's incentives need to be front and centre in discussions leading into next year's election; A… Audio
Experiencing food in India
Sarah Meikle has been travelling around India for more than 25 years and now runs small group tours for those really interested in life and culture in the world's most populous country. As the… Audio
Air NZ considering banning power banks on flights
Air New Zealand is considering banning portable power banks on flights, after a string of fires linked to the devices. Pilot and aviation commentator Vaughn Davis spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Calling Home: Charlie Panapa from London
Former What Now host Charlie Panapa is calling home from London where he's become a personal stylist with a focus on sustainability. Audio
Why you may pay more for parking on your summer holiday
Explainer - Whether you're a local or a tourist, you'll need to pay for parking at three top visitor destinations starting next month.
Jetstar bans use of power banks on NZ flights
Air New Zealand are also looking into the matter after a slew of Australian airlines announced the ban.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 18 November 2025
Air New Zealand cabin crew have voted to strike, but it's not clear when or for how long; Parents who have the potentially contaminated asbestos sand in their homes want more guidelines as to how to… Audio
Tauranga Airport cancels flights due to Whakaari White Island ash
The volcano is currently at Alert Level 3.
Parents of methanol victim label Vang Vieng hostel's plans 'disgusting'
The Laos hostel accused of serving alcohol contaminated with methanol that killed six people last November is set to reopen.
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 17 November 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Morning Report; The number of Chinese tourists travelling to New Zealand has remained well below pre-Covid levels, despite a strong recovery from countries… Audio
Why the Coromandel is more than beautiful beaches
The Coromandel is growing in reputation as a centre for adventure, thanks in a large part to Andy Reid. Andy co-founded Adventure Racing Coromandel with his mate Keith Stephenson, creating lots of… Audio
Government gives $6m to tourism campaigns aimed at attracting travellers to regions
Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston announced the latest round of the government's Regional Tourism Boost in Dunedin on Friday morning.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 14 November
Expelled Te Pati Maori MP Takuta Ferris says he's had no response from the party's national council over his calls for an urgent meeting; The fallout from the release of more than 20,000 new documents… Audio
Making their mark in Abel Tasman National Park
The Wilson family has been part of Abel Tasman National Park since 1841. That's when some their ancestors arrived as part of some of the first British settlers to Nelson. Forty years ago John Wilson… Audio
Heading Off: When a short escape becomes a long adventure
Time for our weekly travel segment Heading Off. Many of you will have been on holiday and been desperate to stay longer than planned - usually logistics and life get in the way. But that wasn't the… Audio
Airline sued over windowless 'window seats'
But the airline claims it "cannot reasonably be interpreted" that a seat advertised as a 'window' seat "will have an exterior window view".
Capturing Shackelton's Trans-Antarctica Expedition
Sir Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctica Expedition - between 1914 and 1917 - has been described as one of the greatest adventures of all time. While photos were taken during the expedition - the full… Audio, Gallery
Temuera Morrison digs deep in his latest TV project
"What it really brought it home to me was - man, these people just like us at home."
National ticketing system on public transport rolls out - after 16 years
When the NZTA signed off on an integrated national ticketing system in 2009, John Key was prime minister, Avatar ruled at the box office and a pound of butter cost around $3.60.
Temuera Morrison on his new travelogue show Earth Oven
Temuera Morrison has dug deep on this latest project, a documentary series which sees him travel the globe in search of other cultures who use an earth oven for traditional cooking. Audio
