Muster up for tourism award

The Deni Ute Muster is a local classic but also one of Australia’s most iconic rural festivals, drawing tens of thousands of visitors for a weekend of live music, ute-themed competitions, and country hospitality. In 2024, the crowd of more than...

Lotto: Auckland woman wins $500,000 from ticket found in bottom of handbag

“The person on the phone read out the winning numbers as I checked them on my ticket,” the woman said. “I had all six and she asked me if I knew what that meant – but I didn’t. “That’s when she told me the prize for that draw was $500,000. I was...

Wales international sends message to WRU with picture and English star in court

James Hook posted this picture of the famous Ospreys team Here are the latest rugby headlines on Saturday, November 1. Hook sends timely reminder to WRU Former Wales international James Hook has sent a thinly-veiled message to the WRU amid the...

Jobseekers ignoring 'buffet' of roles in pricy tourist towns, employers say

Housing costs are being partially blamed for a lack of staff in Queenstown. Photo: 123rf.com Despite demand for jobs running red-hot across the country, some Queenstown and Wānaka employers say it's never been harder to find staff. The latest...

First look: JW Marriott makes luxurious arrival in Tokyo as brand’s second hotel in Japan

The JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo has officially opened as the brand’s second property in Japan and has arrived as one of the hottest new luxury properties in the nation. The hotel is located in the heart of Takanawa Gateway City, the city’s newest...

2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria’s Flamingos to face Paraguay, New Zealand in friendlies 

Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s team, the Flamingos will trade tackles with New Zealand, and Paraguay in friendly games before the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Flamingos’ first friendly against New Zealand will hold on Friday, 10 October. Bankole...

‘Crash out’ culture and the new meaning of health for young New Zealanders

So does “crashing out” speak to a cultural current impacting New Zealand’s young people? Or is it just a linguistic trend? Susanna Trnka, a professor of anthropology at the University of Auckland, said it’s both. “The phrase alerts us to the kinds...

Eight youths caught after police spike stolen car on Auckland motorway

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Web in Travel brings A-list of travel tech leaders to Queenstown

WiT (Web in Travel) is bringing a speaker line-up of A-list of travel tech leaders from Asia, Australasia, and beyond to Queenstown on 21 July 2026. The debut event already boasts an impressive first wave of speakers, marking a milestone for...

Fiji prisons chief cancels New Zealand trip after criminal charge

Fiji's Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga, Minister of Justice, left, and Correction Service acting commissioner Sevuloni Naucukidi. 31 March 2025 Photo: Fiji Corrections Service Fiji's prisons chief has pulled out of an official trip to New...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences shows the way for the tourism industry: Creative Destruction

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics reinforces the role of creative destruction, a principle now influencing tourism transformation strategies. The Nobel Prize for Economics 2025, or, as it is correctly named, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic...

Maldives becomes the only country with generational smoking ban

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health ministry. The move, which was initiated by the president, Mohamed...

Australia, New Zealand Travel Chaos: 59 Flights Cancelled, Hundreds Delayed Amid Operational Meltdown

A major travel disruption has left thousands stranded across New Zealand and Australia, with over 59 flights cancelled and more than 565 delayed. The chaos affected key airports in Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide, involving...

Auckland’s yum cha restaurants running out of steam

Several established Chinese restaurants in Auckland, renowned for serving authentic Cantonese dim sum, have gone into liquidation in recent months. Some of the Chinese eateries still standing say they are struggling to stay in business. Yum cha, a...

US retailers left short-changed as penny production ends

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Now that the United States no longer makes pennies, there is a scramble among gas stations, fast-food chains and big-box stores to adjust prices and round cash transactions, and it could potentially eat into their...

Ryan Adams says Auckland concert may be final show outside US after turbulent NZ tour

An attendee at the final show in Auckland recalled a calmer scene on social media platform Reddit, applauding the singer for what they said may have been him saving the best performance for last. “There was a lot of banter. Some of it was...

2025 U-17 WWC: Flamingos clash with Paraguay, New Zealand in  friendlies 

By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Nigeria’s Flamingos will take on New Zealand, and Paraguay in friendly games before the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Prompt News reports. Flamingos’ first friendly against New Zealand will hold on Friday, 10...

Choice Hotels adds three new properties in Australia and New Zealand

Choice Hotels International has added three properties to its portfolio in Australia and New Zealand, including Comfort Inn Robe in South Australia, which extends the group’s presence along the Limestone Coast; Quality Apartments North Melbourne...

2025 U-17 WWC: Flamingos To Face Paraguay, New Zealand In Friendlies

Nigeria’s Flamingos will face New Zealand, and Paraguay in friendlies ahead of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, reports Completesports.com. The West Africans will file out against New Zealand in the first friendly on Friday, 10 October....

Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smoking

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said. The move, initiated by President Mohamed Muizzu earlier this...