News

Trump wants to revive travel ban

Trump will try once again to impose a ban on travellers from several Muslim-majority countries.

US president asks Supreme Court to reinstate ban on six Muslim-majority countries.

Town bans tourists taking photos

A law to ban photography was voted on this week.

Locals in the small Swiss town say their picturesque village makes people jealous and sad on social media.

18-hour flight a new world record? video

In terms of time, United Airlines 17-hour, 55-minute flight would beat Qatar Airways 17-hour, 30 minute flight for the ...

United is hoping to steal the crown from Qatar with its new US to Singapore route.

Farm's offer to freedom campers video

LeAnne Blakelock has placed her property on an app that would allow freedom campers the chance to see what rural New ...

Come and have a "real" New Zealand experience, says rural dairy farmer to tourists.

Airline in hot water over uniforms

Emirates' cabin crew wear flag pins to indicate to passengers their nationality and languages spoken.

Emirates told Taiwanese crew to remove flag pins and replace them with Chinese flags.

Vegemite shortlisted for plane name

Qantas is considering naming its new Dreamliner 'Vegemite' among others.

We thought it was a joke, but Qantas has picked Vegemite as a top contender for its new Dreamliners.

World's largest aeroplane rolls out video

Paul Allen's Stratolaunch airplane emerges from its hangar in Mojave, California, on May 31.

Microsoft co-founder's Stratolaunch has 28 wheels, six engines and can weigh up to 590,000kg.

Flight prices cheaper than ever

Kiwis are paying less to jet abroad, but there's better places to live if want affordable travel.

Kiwis are paying less to jet abroad, but there are better places to live if want affordable travel.

Marlborough: a mountainbiking Mecca?

Marlborough Mountain Bike Club committee member Alec Mitchell, left, and president Peter Webster on a new bit of track ...

It has the rolling landscapes and passionate volunteers, handy with shovels and rakes. It just needs the money.

Pippa's five-star Sydney honeymoon video

The happy couple arrive in Rose Bay from a seaplane with friends in Sydney.

Seaplane rides and night-time Harbour Bridge climbs: The newlyweds are holidaying in style.

$36m airport hotel takes off

The hotel, when finished, will be attached to the main terminal and accessed from the passenger lounge.

Construction of the four-star, 134-bedroom facility has been officially launched.

Lions bring 3900kg of luggage video

Shifting 41 burly rugby players and 3900kg of baggage across the world is no easy feat.

Shifting 41 burly rugby players and 3900kg of baggage across the world is no easy feat.

Time stands still in abandoned hospital gallery

Apartments used by Russian soldiers and doctors are seen at a former Soviet military hospital, which lies derelict since ...

Crumbling walls and empty medicine bottles; this eerily quiet building reveals its Soviet past.

Airbnb FOMO is a thing

FOMO, the fear of missing out, is huge for many of us. And right now, maybe many of us are missing out on the chance to ...

OPINION: Everyone's creaming it but me - do you ever feel like that about Airbnb?

Cost of transporting Travolta's plane

US actor John Travolta greets the crowd after arriving in his own Qantas jet at Sydney Airport in 2010.

The actor's donation of a Boeing 707 comes with a rather large price tag. 

Broadcaster really doesn't like Picton video

Talkback radio host Marcus Lush has never had a good time in Picton.

Radio host launches unprovoked attack on the port town, Picton tells him to "chill out".

Google co-founder's $140m 'air yacht' video

Details are scarce about what’s going on behind the giant closed doors of a massive hangar at Moffett Field but is ...

The world's largest airship will deliver supplies to the poor and transport his family around the globe.

What airlines keep getting wrong

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 28: British Airways aircraft on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 on May 28, 2017 in ...

Airlines spend big bucks on slick ad campaigns, so why are they so bad at communicating in a crisis?

SeaWorld’s new killer whale show

Young children get a close-up view of an Orca  during a visit to the animal theme park.

There's no high-flying trainers or a Shamu show. So, can an educational experience save the theme park?

What happens to hotel toiletries?

There's no need to feel guilty about restocking your bathroom with leftover hotel toiletries.

You no longer need to feel guilty about pilfering the toiletries from a hotel room.

Airbnb spin-off 'just crazy'

Kate van der Fluit of Guest Easy, which manages Airbnb properties in Auckland, says good service is about having the ...

Wildly successful, Airbnb has spawned a whole new service industry.

Russia's radical rival to Boeing

The MS-21 medium-range passenger plane had its maiden flight on May 28, 2017.

The new MS-21 jetliner could change how aircraft manufacturers build jets in the future.

Pilot snaps rare sights, odd lights

The mysterious red lights over the Pacific Ocean in 2014.

Dimming the cockpit lights, this Dutch pilot loves to capture the "earth glow". But some lights remain unexplained.

US considers laptop ban on all flights video

The Department of Homeland Security has been in talks with European Commission officials about extending a prohibition ...

Terrorists "obsessed with" bringing down an airplane in flight, Homeland Security chief says.

John Travolta gives away his Boeing

John Travolta sits in the cockpit of his Boeing 707 airline in June 2002.

The actor donated his personal vintage Boeing 707 to a restoration group in Australia.

Elvis' jet sells for $600k

The 1962 red Lockheed JetStar was owned by Elvis and his father, Vernon Presley.

A private jet once owned by Elvis - complete with red velvet seats and shag carpet - has a new owner.

Tourism stamp of approval

Waitomo Glowworm Caves is one of the first to receive a Qualmark sustainability gold rating and employs a full time ...

Qualmark's new tourism rating system aims to recognise class operators and protect New Zealand's reputation as a visitor destination.

Infection risk after sea lion attack

The girl attempted to jump out of the way, but the sea lion was too quick.

Girl dragged into the water by a sea lion in Canada is now being treated for a possible serious infection.

'Large block' gone from Hillary Step video

The Hillary Step in May. Climbers are walking up the step to the right of the rock face.

Sir Edmund Hillary's son believes a chunk is missing from Everest's rock face - and it might make climbing easier.

Travellers to UK face more security video

Tourists are being warned about long queues and restricted access to attractions.

Tourists are being warned about long queues and restricted access to attractions.

Ad Feedback
special offers
Ad Feedback