Oceania

Justine Tyerman learns the pin-step and a new form of contortion on a famous South Island river of ice.“I’m pedantic about safety,” our young guide Tim said as he redrilled an ice sc…

Grand opening for Mantra Richmond Hotel in BrisbaneMantra Richmont Hotel, a new $28 million 108-room boutique hotel at Spring Hill in Brisbane, was officially opened today by Queensland Minister for T…

Plans have been unveiled for a hotel with direct links to domestic and international check-in areas to be built at Adelaide Airport in South Australia.Event Hospitality & Entertainment has reached…

When most people think about the Sunshine Coast images of sun, surf, golden sands and the need for sunblock probably spring to mind. I’d take a bet that cutting up a raw chook doesn’t come…

Plane: An A320.Class: Economy with the works.Price: Fares from $270 one-way ex-AucklandMy Seat: 26F – window seat on the right-hand side of the plane. I was half asleep when I got on the early f…

Shandelle Battersby checks into a beautiful property with an exceptional restaurant.Location: On Frankton Rd, about 5km from Queenstown Airport towards the CBD, on the shores of beautiful Lake Wakatip…

Location: 1 Martin Place, right in the middle of Sydney’s CBD.How big? There are 416 rooms and suites in a 31-storey tower that also incorporates the original former General Post Office building…

Elizabeth Binning meets a bloke who has survived some hair-raising moments, and is now passing on his expertiseIt would appear Ray Carson is one hard man to kill.Mother Nature has had a fair whack at …

A Marlborough Sounds cruising guide will provide seafarers, recreational boaties and tourists with the latest, up-to-date information about the marine area from anywhere in the world.The Cruising Guid…

ONBOARD THE VIKING STAR — Viking Ocean Cruises will expand its horizons to Asia, Australia and Alaska, company chairman Torstein Hagen said.The rapidly expanding ocean line will deploy its fifth…